Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 858 · 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 of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) question numbers right (b) labels on diagrams (c) roll number written (d) checking page 1 only
2. 2.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) units in each answer (c) staring at the ceiling (d) rewriting neat pages
3. 3.True or false: “all parts answered” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “units in each answer” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) leaving the hall early (c) units in each answer (d) spelling of key terms
7. 7.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) reworking key sums (b) checking page 1 only (c) leaving the hall early (d) adding doodles
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) checking page 1 only (c) adding doodles (d) question numbers right
9. 9.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) reworking key sums (c) rewriting neat pages (d) leaving the hall early
12. 12.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
13. 13.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
14. 14.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
17. 17.True or false: “adding doodles” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
19. 19.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) staring at the ceiling (c) adding doodles (d) labels on diagrams
20. 20.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part
21. 21.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
22. 22.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
23. 23.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) leaving the hall early (c) roll number written (d) adding doodles
24. 24.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
25. 25.True or false: “random answer changes” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
27. 27.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it long? (b) is it in pencil? (c) is it neat? (d) does it make sense?
28. 28.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) units in each answer (c) question numbers right (d) labels on diagrams
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) rewriting neat pages (c) labels on diagrams (d) all parts answered
32. 32.🔍 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
33. 33.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) labels on diagrams (c) spelling of key terms (d) rewriting neat pages
35. 35.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) sit and wait (b) check your answers (c) chat with others (d) leave the hall
36. 36.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
38. 38.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) question numbers right (c) spelling of key terms (d) random answer changes
39. 39.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “roll number written” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False

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