Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 854 · 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 wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) adding doodles (b) labels on diagrams (c) units in each answer (d) all parts answered
3. 3.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) spelling of key terms (c) adding doodles (d) random answer changes
5. 5.✅ 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?
6. 6.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) question numbers right (b) all parts answered (c) units in each answer (d) checking page 1 only
7. 7.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
8. 8.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) leaving the hall early (c) roll number written (d) rewriting neat pages
11. 11.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) roll number written (c) reworking key sums (d) leaving the hall early
12. 12.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) leaving the hall early (c) random answer changes (d) question numbers right
13. 13.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
14. 14.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) labels on diagrams (c) roll number written (d) random answer changes
16. 16.True or false: “adding doodles” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “all parts answered” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) random answer changes (c) adding doodles (d) roll number written
20. 20.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) question numbers right (c) rewriting neat pages (d) reworking key sums
22. 22.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) yes, change all (b) yes, at random (c) always change twice (d) no, only with a reason
24. 24.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
25. 25.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
27. 27.🔍 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
28. 28.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
29. 29.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
30. 30.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
32. 32.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) add the answer back (b) do it the same way (c) guess again (d) skip it
33. 33.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
34. 34.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) roll number written (b) reworking key sums (c) staring at the ceiling (d) all parts answered
35. 35.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) reworking key sums (c) staring at the ceiling (d) checking page 1 only
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) all parts answered (c) reworking key sums (d) leaving the hall early
37. 37.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
38. 38.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
39. 39.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False

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