Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 839 · 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.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
3. 3.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) labels on diagrams (b) spelling of key terms (c) rewriting neat pages (d) reworking key sums
4. 4.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) your friend’s page (b) the weather (c) your name and roll no. (d) the hall’s colour
5. 5.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) adding doodles (c) leaving the hall early (d) rewriting neat pages
7. 7.True or false: “checking page 1 only” 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 smart check (b) a poor use of time
9. 9.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) rewriting neat pages (c) random answer changes (d) adding doodles
11. 11.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
12. 12.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) leaving the hall early (c) staring at the ceiling (d) reworking key sums
13. 13.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
15. 15.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
16. 16.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it neat? (b) is it long? (c) does it make sense? (d) is it in pencil?
19. 19.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) spelling of key terms (c) adding doodles (d) roll number written
21. 21.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
22. 22.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave one reason when it asked for two. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
23. 23.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) sit and wait (b) chat with others (c) leave the hall (d) check your answers
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) roll number written (c) rewriting neat pages (d) all parts answered
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) units in each answer (c) leaving the hall early (d) labels on diagrams
29. 29.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) leaving the hall early (c) all parts answered (d) random answer changes
30. 30.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “roll number written” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) leaving the hall early (c) units in each answer (d) adding doodles
34. 34.True or false: “units in each answer” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
36. 36.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) random answer changes (c) question numbers right (d) checking page 1 only
37. 37.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) labels on diagrams (b) leaving the hall early (c) reworking key sums (d) units in each answer
38. 38.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) add the answer back (b) guess again (c) skip it (d) do it the same way
39. 39.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) question numbers right (b) units in each answer (c) staring at the ceiling (d) all parts answered
40. 40.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check

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