Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 761 · 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: “adding doodles” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it long? (b) does it make sense? (c) is it neat? (d) is it in pencil?
5. 5.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) the weather (b) your name and roll no. (c) the hall’s colour (d) your friend’s page
8. 8.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) adding doodles (c) labels on diagrams (d) leaving the hall early
10. 10.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) random answer changes (c) question numbers right (d) checking page 1 only
11. 11.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a missed part. (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.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) roll number written (b) rewriting neat pages (c) staring at the ceiling (d) adding doodles
15. 15.True or false: “question numbers right” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “units in each answer” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
18. 18.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) labels on diagrams (b) question numbers right (c) rewriting neat pages (d) spelling of key terms
20. 20.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) random answer changes (c) rewriting neat pages (d) spelling of key terms
23. 23.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) units in each answer (c) question numbers right (d) spelling of key terms
26. 26.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
28. 28.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) checking page 1 only (c) question numbers right (d) units in each answer
30. 30.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) check your answers (b) leave the hall (c) chat with others (d) sit and wait
31. 31.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) roll number written (c) all parts answered (d) units in each answer
34. 34.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
35. 35.True or false: “units in each answer” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) staring at the ceiling (c) all parts answered (d) spelling of key terms
37. 37.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave one reason when it asked for two. (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part
38. 38.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) random answer changes (c) all parts answered (d) adding doodles
39. 39.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
40. 40.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True

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