Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 75 · 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.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
3. 3.✅ 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
4. 4.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) your friend’s page (b) the weather (c) the hall’s colour (d) your name and roll no.
6. 6.True or false: “question numbers right” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
8. 8.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
10. 10.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) rewriting neat pages (c) staring at the ceiling (d) all parts answered
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) adding doodles (c) roll number written (d) checking page 1 only
12. 12.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
13. 13.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) roll number written (c) spelling of key terms (d) reworking key sums
15. 15.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) staring at the ceiling (c) random answer changes (d) leaving the hall early
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) adding doodles (c) units in each answer (d) leaving the hall early
18. 18.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
19. 19.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
21. 21.🔍 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 missed part (d) a copying slip
22. 22.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
23. 23.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
24. 24.True or false: “question numbers right” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 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 missing unit (d) a calculation slip
26. 26.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) labels on diagrams (b) adding doodles (c) leaving the hall early (d) checking page 1 only
27. 27.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
28. 28.True or false: “random answer changes” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “units in each answer” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) leaving the hall early (b) all parts answered (c) units in each answer (d) spelling of key terms
32. 32.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) sit and wait (b) leave the hall (c) check your answers (d) chat with others
33. 33.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) labels on diagrams (c) reworking key sums (d) adding doodles
35. 35.True or false: “adding doodles” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) labels on diagrams (c) rewriting neat pages (d) leaving the hall early
37. 37.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) add the answer back (b) do it the same way (c) skip it (d) guess again
38. 38.True or false: “random answer changes” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it neat? (b) does it make sense? (c) is it in pencil? (d) is it long?
40. 40.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False

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