Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 790 · 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 wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) spelling of key terms (c) units in each answer (d) checking page 1 only
3. 3.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it in pencil? (b) does it make sense? (c) is it neat? (d) is it long?
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) leaving the hall early (c) reworking key sums (d) rewriting neat pages
6. 6.True or false: “question numbers right” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) leaving the hall early (c) units in each answer (d) rewriting neat pages
8. 8.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave the area as 20, not 20 cm². (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
9. 9.✅ 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
10. 10.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) question numbers right (b) leaving the hall early (c) random answer changes (d) rewriting neat pages
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) question numbers right (c) random answer changes (d) all parts answered
12. 12.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
13. 13.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “all parts answered” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) spelling of key terms (b) staring at the ceiling (c) labels on diagrams (d) roll number written
16. 16.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) labels on diagrams (c) rewriting neat pages (d) all parts answered
19. 19.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
20. 20.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) question numbers right (c) spelling of key terms (d) roll number written
22. 22.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
23. 23.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) reworking key sums (b) spelling of key terms (c) random answer changes (d) labels on diagrams
24. 24.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
25. 25.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
27. 27.🔍 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 missed part (d) a copying slip
28. 28.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) the hall’s colour (b) the weather (c) your friend’s page (d) your name and roll no.
29. 29.True or false: “all parts answered” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
31. 31.True or false: “random answer changes” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) question numbers right (c) staring at the ceiling (d) spelling of key terms
33. 33.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) chat with others (b) sit and wait (c) leave the hall (d) check your answers
34. 34.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) labels on diagrams (b) checking page 1 only (c) random answer changes (d) adding doodles
37. 37.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) roll number written (b) adding doodles (c) checking page 1 only (d) rewriting neat pages
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) question numbers right (c) leaving the hall early (d) rewriting neat pages
39. 39.True or false: “roll number written” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time

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