Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 71 · 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) checking page 1 only (b) random answer changes (c) spelling of key terms (d) rewriting neat pages
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) rewriting neat pages (c) checking page 1 only (d) all parts answered
3. 3.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) staring at the ceiling (c) roll number written (d) random answer changes
4. 4.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
5. 5.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) chat with others (b) sit and wait (c) leave the hall (d) check your answers
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) units in each answer (c) leaving the hall early (d) question numbers right
7. 7.True or false: “units in each answer” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) rewriting neat pages (c) units in each answer (d) reworking key sums
11. 11.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it in pencil? (b) is it neat? (c) is it long? (d) does it make sense?
12. 12.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) do it the same way (b) skip it (c) guess again (d) add the answer back
15. 15.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
17. 17.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
18. 18.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) your friend’s page (b) your name and roll no. (c) the weather (d) the hall’s colour
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) adding doodles (c) checking page 1 only (d) reworking key sums
20. 20.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) labels on diagrams (c) rewriting neat pages (d) leaving the hall early
22. 22.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
23. 23.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) units in each answer (c) checking page 1 only (d) staring at the ceiling
26. 26.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) leaving the hall early (c) question numbers right (d) rewriting neat pages
27. 27.True or false: “random answer changes” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) leaving the hall early (c) labels on diagrams (d) staring at the ceiling
29. 29.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) all parts answered (c) units in each answer (d) checking page 1 only
31. 31.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) leaving the hall early (c) random answer changes (d) all parts answered
33. 33.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) labels on diagrams (b) spelling of key terms (c) checking page 1 only (d) question numbers right
34. 34.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
35. 35.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part
37. 37.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
39. 39.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave the area as 20, not 20 cm². (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
40. 40.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False

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