Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 773 · 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.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
2. 2.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) units in each answer (c) rewriting neat pages (d) leaving the hall early
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) rewriting neat pages (c) labels on diagrams (d) all parts answered
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) labels on diagrams (c) leaving the hall early (d) adding doodles
6. 6.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) roll number written (c) leaving the hall early (d) all parts answered
8. 8.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) labels on diagrams (c) staring at the ceiling (d) all parts answered
10. 10.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
11. 11.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) question numbers right (c) leaving the hall early (d) reworking key sums
12. 12.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) rewriting neat pages (c) staring at the ceiling (d) reworking key sums
14. 14.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) guess again (b) add the answer back (c) skip it (d) do it the same way
16. 16.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
17. 17.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) checking page 1 only (c) adding doodles (d) all parts answered
18. 18.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
19. 19.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) check your answers (c) sit and wait (d) chat with others
21. 21.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
22. 22.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) question numbers right (c) checking page 1 only (d) staring at the ceiling
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.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
26. 26.🔍 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
27. 27.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
28. 28.True or false: “question numbers right” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 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
30. 30.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) units in each answer (b) random answer changes (c) leaving the hall early (d) adding doodles
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) all parts answered (c) spelling of key terms (d) random answer changes
32. 32.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) rewriting neat pages (c) question numbers right (d) staring at the ceiling
33. 33.✅ 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?
34. 34.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
35. 35.True or false: “all parts answered” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) your name and roll no. (b) the hall’s colour (c) the weather (d) your friend’s page
38. 38.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) reworking key sums
39. 39.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
40. 40.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part

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