Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 812 · 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: spelling of key terms? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
2. 2.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
3. 3.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
6. 6.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
7. 7.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) staring at the ceiling (c) question numbers right (d) all parts answered
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) units in each answer (c) adding doodles (d) rewriting neat pages
9. 9.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) units in each answer (c) checking page 1 only (d) spelling of key terms
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) all parts answered (c) question numbers right (d) random answer changes
12. 12.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) chat with others (b) sit and wait (c) check your answers (d) leave the hall
13. 13.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) labels on diagrams (b) random answer changes (c) rewriting neat pages (d) leaving the hall early
15. 15.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
17. 17.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
18. 18.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) reworking key sums (b) labels on diagrams (c) units in each answer (d) leaving the hall early
19. 19.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) spelling of key terms (b) rewriting neat pages (c) units in each answer (d) roll number written
20. 20.True or false: “roll number written” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
22. 22.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
23. 23.✅ 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
24. 24.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) roll number written (b) random answer changes (c) adding doodles (d) rewriting neat pages
26. 26.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
27. 27.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it in pencil? (b) is it neat? (c) is it long? (d) does it make sense?
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) staring at the ceiling (c) roll number written (d) rewriting neat pages
29. 29.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) question numbers right (c) checking page 1 only (d) random answer changes
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) random answer changes (c) all parts answered (d) staring at the ceiling
31. 31.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) leaving the hall early (c) staring at the ceiling (d) reworking key sums
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) all parts answered (c) labels on diagrams (d) adding doodles
34. 34.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
36. 36.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
39. 39.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) staring at the ceiling (c) random answer changes (d) all parts answered
40. 40.True or false: “all parts answered” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False

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