Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 809 · 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.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
2. 2.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
3. 3.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
4. 4.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) reworking key sums (b) labels on diagrams (c) roll number written (d) random answer changes
6. 6.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) guess again (b) do it the same way (c) add the answer back (d) skip it
7. 7.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
8. 8.True or false: “question numbers right” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “all parts answered” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) leaving the hall early (c) checking page 1 only (d) units in each answer
11. 11.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) check your answers (b) leave the hall (c) chat with others (d) sit and wait
12. 12.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
13. 13.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
14. 14.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) adding doodles (b) spelling of key terms (c) all parts answered (d) units in each answer
15. 15.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) does it make sense? (b) is it neat? (c) is it long? (d) is it in pencil?
16. 16.True or false: “units in each answer” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) spelling of key terms (b) checking page 1 only (c) labels on diagrams (d) all parts answered
18. 18.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
19. 19.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) labels on diagrams (b) leaving the hall early (c) staring at the ceiling (d) adding doodles
22. 22.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
23. 23.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) spelling of key terms (c) adding doodles (d) checking page 1 only
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) question numbers right (c) staring at the ceiling (d) checking page 1 only
26. 26.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
28. 28.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
29. 29.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave the area as 20, not 20 cm². (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
33. 33.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
34. 34.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) leaving the hall early (c) staring at the ceiling (d) reworking key sums
36. 36.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) the weather (b) the hall’s colour (c) your friend’s page (d) your name and roll no.
37. 37.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) staring at the ceiling (c) rewriting neat pages (d) reworking key sums
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) labels on diagrams (b) all parts answered (c) units in each answer (d) adding doodles
40. 40.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False

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