Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 70 · 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) adding doodles (b) staring at the ceiling (c) spelling of key terms (d) random answer changes
2. 2.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) rewriting neat pages (c) adding doodles (d) all parts answered
6. 6.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) checking page 1 only (c) leaving the hall early (d) units in each answer
7. 7.🔍 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
8. 8.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
9. 9.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
10. 10.🔍 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 calculation slip (d) a missed part
11. 11.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
12. 12.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) your friend’s page (b) the hall’s colour (c) your name and roll no. (d) the weather
13. 13.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
14. 14.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
17. 17.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) sit and wait (b) leave the hall (c) check your answers (d) chat with others
19. 19.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) question numbers right (c) reworking key sums (d) checking page 1 only
20. 20.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) yes, at random (b) yes, change all (c) no, only with a reason (d) always change twice
22. 22.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) adding doodles (c) checking page 1 only (d) rewriting neat pages
24. 24.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) skip it (b) guess again (c) do it the same way (d) add the answer back
25. 25.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
26. 26.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
27. 27.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
28. 28.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) question numbers right (b) staring at the ceiling (c) spelling of key terms (d) labels on diagrams
29. 29.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
31. 31.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) labels on diagrams (b) rewriting neat pages (c) spelling of key terms (d) reworking key sums
32. 32.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) labels on diagrams (c) roll number written (d) leaving the hall early
34. 34.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) labels on diagrams (c) leaving the hall early (d) random answer changes
35. 35.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
37. 37.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “random answer changes” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) reworking key sums (c) staring at the ceiling (d) all parts answered
40. 40.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time

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