Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 846 · 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.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
3. 3.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
4. 4.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔍 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
6. 6.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) spelling of key terms (c) units in each answer (d) question numbers right
8. 8.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
9. 9.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
11. 11.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) staring at the ceiling (c) question numbers right (d) random answer changes
14. 14.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) labels on diagrams (c) rewriting neat pages (d) leaving the hall early
16. 16.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) roll number written (c) random answer changes (d) units in each answer
18. 18.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
21. 21.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) rewriting neat pages (c) question numbers right (d) spelling of key terms
22. 22.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) random answer changes (c) units in each answer (d) checking page 1 only
23. 23.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) yes, at random (b) always change twice (c) yes, change all (d) no, only with a reason
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) staring at the ceiling (c) adding doodles (d) roll number written
25. 25.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) the weather (b) your friend’s page (c) your name and roll no. (d) the hall’s colour
26. 26.True or false: “roll number written” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
28. 28.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “question numbers right” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) chat with others (b) check your answers (c) sit and wait (d) leave the hall
32. 32.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) labels on diagrams (c) roll number written (d) rewriting neat pages
35. 35.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) staring at the ceiling (c) reworking key sums (d) leaving the hall early
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) roll number written (c) adding doodles (d) question numbers right
39. 39.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
40. 40.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) skip it (b) add the answer back (c) guess again (d) do it the same way

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