Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 746 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) staring at the ceiling (c) checking page 1 only (d) adding doodles
2. 2.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) skip it (b) do it the same way (c) guess again (d) add the answer back
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) reworking key sums (c) adding doodles (d) staring at the ceiling
4. 4.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
5. 5.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) spelling of key terms (c) random answer changes (d) rewriting neat pages
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) adding doodles (c) reworking key sums (d) question numbers right
7. 7.True or false: “random answer changes” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) adding doodles (b) question numbers right (c) units in each answer (d) roll number written
9. 9.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
10. 10.True or false: “all parts answered” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) the weather (b) your friend’s page (c) the hall’s colour (d) your name and roll no.
12. 12.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it neat? (b) does it make sense? (c) is it long? (d) is it in pencil?
13. 13.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) reworking key sums (c) rewriting neat pages (d) spelling of key terms
15. 15.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) adding doodles (c) labels on diagrams (d) checking page 1 only
16. 16.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave one reason when it asked for two. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
17. 17.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) all parts answered (c) random answer changes (d) leaving the hall early
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) rewriting neat pages (c) spelling of key terms (d) checking page 1 only
20. 20.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) all parts answered (c) labels on diagrams (d) question numbers right
22. 22.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) no, only with a reason (b) always change twice (c) yes, at random (d) yes, change all
23. 23.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
25. 25.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) staring at the ceiling (c) all parts answered (d) spelling of key terms
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) leaving the hall early (c) all parts answered (d) labels on diagrams
28. 28.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
29. 29.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
30. 30.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) units in each answer (c) labels on diagrams (d) reworking key sums
32. 32.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
35. 35.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) spelling of key terms (c) all parts answered (d) question numbers right
37. 37.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) leaving the hall early (c) adding doodles (d) question numbers right
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) all parts answered (c) reworking key sums (d) checking page 1 only
39. 39.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part

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