Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 676 · 40 questions

Study tip (Hunt the slips): Smart checks: units in each answer, all parts answered, question numbers right, roll number written, key sums reworked, spelling of key terms, labels on diagrams. Kinds of slips: calculation slip (7 × 8 = 54), copying slip (45 used as 54), missed part (only part (a)), missing unit (20 instead of 20 cm²). Does the answer make sense? A pencil does not cost ₹4,000.

1. 1.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) checking page 1 only (c) random answer changes (d) units in each answer
2. 2.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) spelling of key terms (c) labels on diagrams (d) random answer changes
3. 3.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
4. 4.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) roll number written (b) labels on diagrams (c) checking page 1 only (d) question numbers right
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) all parts answered (c) labels on diagrams (d) adding doodles
6. 6.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
7. 7.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
8. 8.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “adding doodles” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
12. 12.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) adding doodles (c) labels on diagrams (d) roll number written
13. 13.True or false: “roll number written” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) checking page 1 only (c) reworking key sums (d) staring at the ceiling
18. 18.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
19. 19.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) all parts answered (b) staring at the ceiling (c) adding doodles (d) random answer changes
20. 20.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) spelling of key terms (b) units in each answer (c) labels on diagrams (d) staring at the ceiling
21. 21.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) no, only with a reason (b) yes, at random (c) yes, change all (d) always change twice
22. 22.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
23. 23.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
24. 24.True or false: “units in each answer” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
26. 26.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
27. 27.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
28. 28.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) your friend’s page (b) the weather (c) the hall’s colour (d) your name and roll no.
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) reworking key sums (c) all parts answered (d) spelling of key terms
30. 30.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) spelling of key terms (c) rewriting neat pages (d) leaving the hall early
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) adding doodles (c) staring at the ceiling (d) spelling of key terms
32. 32.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) all parts answered (c) leaving the hall early (d) adding doodles
34. 34.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
35. 35.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) question numbers right (c) spelling of key terms (d) reworking key sums
37. 37.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) guess again (b) add the answer back (c) do it the same way (d) skip it
38. 38.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
39. 39.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) chat with others (b) leave the hall (c) sit and wait (d) check your answers
40. 40.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time

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