Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 863 · 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: random answer changes? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
2. 2.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
3. 3.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
4. 4.True or false: “question numbers right” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) spelling of key terms (c) adding doodles (d) units in each answer
7. 7.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
8. 8.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) your name and roll no. (b) the weather (c) the hall’s colour (d) your friend’s page
9. 9.True or false: “roll number written” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) guess again (b) skip it (c) add the answer back (d) do it the same way
12. 12.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) reworking key sums (b) question numbers right (c) spelling of key terms (d) staring at the ceiling
13. 13.True or false: “roll number written” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) leaving the hall early (b) question numbers right (c) roll number written (d) spelling of key terms
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) reworking key sums (c) staring at the ceiling (d) random answer changes
16. 16.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) sit and wait (b) leave the hall (c) check your answers (d) chat with others
17. 17.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) leaving the hall early (c) all parts answered (d) adding doodles
18. 18.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “units in each answer” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it neat? (b) does it make sense? (c) is it long? (d) is it in pencil?
22. 22.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
26. 26.True or false: “units in each answer” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) all parts answered (c) labels on diagrams (d) leaving the hall early
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) labels on diagrams (c) reworking key sums (d) random answer changes
29. 29.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) checking page 1 only (c) rewriting neat pages (d) staring at the ceiling
31. 31.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) spelling of key terms (c) question numbers right (d) checking page 1 only
32. 32.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
33. 33.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) leaving the hall early (c) staring at the ceiling (d) random answer changes
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) question numbers right (c) staring at the ceiling (d) labels on diagrams
36. 36.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
37. 37.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave one reason when it asked for two. (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
38. 38.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) always change twice (b) no, only with a reason (c) yes, change all (d) yes, at random

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