Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 799 · 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 calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
2. 2.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
3. 3.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) leaving the hall early (b) reworking key sums (c) question numbers right (d) roll number written
4. 4.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
5. 5.✅ 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
6. 6.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “roll number written” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
9. 9.True or false: “question numbers right” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) all parts answered (c) spelling of key terms (d) checking page 1 only
12. 12.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) check your answers (c) chat with others (d) sit and wait
13. 13.True or false: “units in each answer” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
15. 15.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it long? (b) is it neat? (c) is it in pencil? (d) does it make sense?
17. 17.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) spelling of key terms (b) roll number written (c) units in each answer (d) random answer changes
19. 19.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) yes, change all (b) no, only with a reason (c) always change twice (d) yes, at random
20. 20.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) all parts answered (c) leaving the hall early (d) adding doodles
21. 21.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
22. 22.True or false: “random answer changes” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) rewriting neat pages (c) reworking key sums (d) leaving the hall early
25. 25.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “all parts answered” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) random answer changes (c) labels on diagrams (d) leaving the hall early
29. 29.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) adding doodles (c) leaving the hall early (d) units in each answer
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) leaving the hall early (c) checking page 1 only (d) units in each answer
31. 31.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) random answer changes (c) rewriting neat pages (d) all parts answered
33. 33.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
34. 34.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) labels on diagrams (c) units in each answer (d) reworking key sums
36. 36.True or false: “all parts answered” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) checking page 1 only (c) question numbers right (d) random answer changes
38. 38.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) reworking key sums (b) question numbers right (c) roll number written (d) rewriting neat pages
39. 39.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) units in each answer (c) roll number written (d) question numbers right

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