Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 686 · 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 of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) leaving the hall early (c) all parts answered (d) adding doodles
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) spelling of key terms (c) leaving the hall early (d) question numbers right
3. 3.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave the area as 20, not 20 cm². (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) staring at the ceiling (c) adding doodles (d) random answer changes
5. 5.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
7. 7.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) reworking key sums (b) leaving the hall early (c) all parts answered (d) spelling of key terms
9. 9.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) units in each answer (c) random answer changes (d) staring at the ceiling
10. 10.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) no, only with a reason (b) yes, at random (c) always change twice (d) yes, change all
13. 13.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) the hall’s colour (b) your friend’s page (c) your name and roll no. (d) the weather
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) labels on diagrams (b) spelling of key terms (c) random answer changes (d) roll number written
15. 15.True or false: “units in each answer” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) guess again (b) skip it (c) add the answer back (d) do it the same way
19. 19.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it long? (b) is it in pencil? (c) does it make sense? (d) is it neat?
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) labels on diagrams (c) roll number written (d) adding doodles
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) all parts answered (c) labels on diagrams (d) roll number written
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) checking page 1 only (c) rewriting neat pages (d) spelling of key terms
23. 23.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
24. 24.True or false: “adding doodles” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) checking page 1 only (b) labels on diagrams (c) question numbers right (d) all parts answered
26. 26.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) labels on diagrams (b) rewriting neat pages (c) question numbers right (d) units in each answer
28. 28.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
30. 30.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
32. 32.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) random answer changes (c) labels on diagrams (d) rewriting neat pages
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) reworking key sums (c) question numbers right (d) units in each answer
34. 34.True or false: “adding doodles” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
36. 36.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
37. 37.True or false: “roll number written” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
39. 39.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check

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