Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 797 · 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 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
2. 2.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
4. 4.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
5. 5.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) chat with others (b) leave the hall (c) sit and wait (d) check your answers
6. 6.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) reworking key sums (c) rewriting neat pages (d) leaving the hall early
8. 8.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
9. 9.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
12. 12.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
13. 13.True or false: “question numbers right” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) labels on diagrams (b) rewriting neat pages (c) random answer changes (d) checking page 1 only
15. 15.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) does it make sense? (b) is it neat? (c) is it in pencil? (d) is it long?
16. 16.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
17. 17.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) units in each answer (c) staring at the ceiling (d) checking page 1 only
18. 18.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) leaving the hall early (c) random answer changes (d) rewriting neat pages
20. 20.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) question numbers right (c) rewriting neat pages (d) units in each answer
22. 22.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
23. 23.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) rewriting neat pages (c) checking page 1 only (d) all parts answered
25. 25.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
27. 27.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
28. 28.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) all parts answered (b) random answer changes (c) checking page 1 only (d) leaving the hall early
29. 29.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) always change twice (b) yes, at random (c) no, only with a reason (d) yes, change all
32. 32.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
33. 33.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) your friend’s page (b) the hall’s colour (c) the weather (d) your name and roll no.
34. 34.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) rewriting neat pages (c) checking page 1 only (d) staring at the ceiling
37. 37.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
38. 38.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) skip it (b) guess again (c) do it the same way (d) add the answer back
39. 39.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part
40. 40.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave the area as 20, not 20 cm². (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part

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