Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 68 · 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.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
2. 2.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) guess again (b) add the answer back (c) skip it (d) do it the same way
4. 4.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) spelling of key terms (b) leaving the hall early (c) checking page 1 only (d) adding doodles
5. 5.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) labels on diagrams (b) reworking key sums (c) question numbers right (d) random answer changes
8. 8.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) the hall’s colour (b) the weather (c) your friend’s page (d) your name and roll no.
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) labels on diagrams (c) all parts answered (d) reworking key sums
10. 10.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
11. 11.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
12. 12.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) random answer changes (c) question numbers right (d) adding doodles
13. 13.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
14. 14.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) reworking key sums (b) all parts answered (c) question numbers right (d) random answer changes
15. 15.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
16. 16.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
17. 17.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
18. 18.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
19. 19.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
20. 20.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
21. 21.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) adding doodles (c) leaving the hall early (d) all parts answered
22. 22.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
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.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) question numbers right (b) checking page 1 only (c) roll number written (d) all parts answered
26. 26.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
30. 30.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) leaving the hall early (c) staring at the ceiling (d) checking page 1 only
33. 33.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
34. 34.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
35. 35.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) leaving the hall early (c) random answer changes (d) labels on diagrams
37. 37.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
38. 38.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it in pencil? (b) does it make sense? (c) is it neat? (d) is it long?

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