Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 835 · 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: units in each answer? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
2. 2.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
3. 3.True or false: “units in each answer” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) reworking key sums (c) labels on diagrams (d) random answer changes
5. 5.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) all parts answered (c) spelling of key terms (d) adding doodles
7. 7.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) all parts answered (b) staring at the ceiling (c) rewriting neat pages (d) checking page 1 only
9. 9.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part
10. 10.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
11. 11.🔍 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
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) reworking key sums (c) spelling of key terms (d) leaving the hall early
13. 13.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
15. 15.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) adding doodles (c) labels on diagrams (d) leaving the hall early
16. 16.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
17. 17.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) all parts answered (c) roll number written (d) units in each answer
18. 18.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
19. 19.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) reworking key sums (b) roll number written (c) adding doodles (d) spelling of key terms
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) adding doodles (c) leaving the hall early (d) reworking key sums
22. 22.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) units in each answer (c) checking page 1 only (d) labels on diagrams
23. 23.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) do it the same way (b) guess again (c) skip it (d) add the answer back
24. 24.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
26. 26.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) question numbers right (c) units in each answer (d) staring at the ceiling
28. 28.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “random answer changes” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) leaving the hall early (c) random answer changes (d) units in each answer
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) labels on diagrams (c) random answer changes (d) rewriting neat pages
33. 33.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “adding doodles” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) leaving the hall early (c) question numbers right (d) random answer changes
38. 38.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) the hall’s colour (b) your friend’s page (c) the weather (d) your name and roll no.
39. 39.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) checking page 1 only (c) leaving the hall early (d) roll number written

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