Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 851 · 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.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it in pencil? (b) is it long? (c) is it neat? (d) does it make sense?
2. 2.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) yes, change all (b) always change twice (c) no, only with a reason (d) yes, at random
3. 3.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) adding doodles (c) leaving the hall early (d) labels on diagrams
5. 5.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) spelling of key terms (c) reworking key sums (d) checking page 1 only
7. 7.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
8. 8.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) leaving the hall early (c) adding doodles (d) labels on diagrams
9. 9.True or false: “units in each answer” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.✅ 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
12. 12.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) units in each answer (b) checking page 1 only (c) leaving the hall early (d) rewriting neat pages
13. 13.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) roll number written (c) checking page 1 only (d) staring at the ceiling
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) units in each answer (c) leaving the hall early (d) spelling of key terms
15. 15.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
17. 17.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) labels on diagrams (b) all parts answered (c) roll number written (d) rewriting neat pages
18. 18.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “all parts answered” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “adding doodles” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) adding doodles (c) random answer changes (d) question numbers right
22. 22.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
23. 23.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “all parts answered” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “adding doodles” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 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 missing unit (d) a calculation slip
30. 30.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave the area as 20, not 20 cm². (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) labels on diagrams (b) spelling of key terms (c) adding doodles (d) roll number written
32. 32.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) reworking key sums (c) all parts answered (d) units in each answer
34. 34.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
35. 35.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) leaving the hall early (c) all parts answered (d) labels on diagrams
36. 36.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
37. 37.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
38. 38.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True

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