Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 753 · 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: “labels on diagrams” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) always change twice (b) yes, change all (c) yes, at random (d) no, only with a reason
3. 3.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
5. 5.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
7. 7.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) labels on diagrams (b) reworking key sums (c) adding doodles (d) roll number written
9. 9.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) leaving the hall early (c) staring at the ceiling (d) roll number written
10. 10.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) labels on diagrams (c) units in each answer (d) all parts answered
12. 12.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) add the answer back (b) guess again (c) skip it (d) do it the same way
14. 14.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave the area as 20, not 20 cm². (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
16. 16.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) rewriting neat pages (c) adding doodles (d) labels on diagrams
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) staring at the ceiling (c) labels on diagrams (d) rewriting neat pages
18. 18.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
19. 19.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) adding doodles (c) all parts answered (d) reworking key sums
20. 20.🔍 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
21. 21.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
22. 22.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) leaving the hall early (c) rewriting neat pages (d) units in each answer
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) all parts answered (c) rewriting neat pages (d) spelling of key terms
24. 24.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) checking page 1 only (c) all parts answered (d) units in each answer
26. 26.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) does it make sense? (b) is it long? (c) is it neat? (d) is it in pencil?
27. 27.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
28. 28.True or false: “units in each answer” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) reworking key sums (c) labels on diagrams (d) leaving the hall early
32. 32.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
33. 33.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
34. 34.🔍 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 missing unit (d) a copying slip
35. 35.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) random answer changes (c) rewriting neat pages (d) question numbers right
38. 38.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) reworking key sums (c) random answer changes (d) spelling of key terms
40. 40.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False

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