Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 693 · 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: checking page 1 only? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) units in each answer (c) question numbers right (d) adding doodles
3. 3.🔍 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
4. 4.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) spelling of key terms (b) units in each answer (c) leaving the hall early (d) reworking key sums
5. 5.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
6. 6.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) the weather (b) your name and roll no. (c) the hall’s colour (d) your friend’s page
7. 7.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) spelling of key terms (c) checking page 1 only (d) reworking key sums
8. 8.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) yes, change all (b) no, only with a reason (c) yes, at random (d) always change twice
9. 9.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
11. 11.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) all parts answered (c) rewriting neat pages (d) units in each answer
13. 13.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “question numbers right” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
17. 17.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave the area as 20, not 20 cm². (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
18. 18.True or false: “units in each answer” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
20. 20.🔍 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
21. 21.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
22. 22.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
23. 23.True or false: “units in each answer” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
28. 28.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) question numbers right (b) reworking key sums (c) all parts answered (d) random answer changes
30. 30.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
31. 31.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
34. 34.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) does it make sense? (b) is it neat? (c) is it in pencil? (d) is it long?
35. 35.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) roll number written (c) rewriting neat pages (d) adding doodles
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) staring at the ceiling (c) roll number written (d) labels on diagrams
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) adding doodles (c) checking page 1 only (d) roll number written
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) reworking key sums (c) adding doodles (d) checking page 1 only
39. 39.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) labels on diagrams (c) leaving the hall early (d) rewriting neat pages
40. 40.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False

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