Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 883 · 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.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
2. 2.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it in pencil? (b) is it neat? (c) is it long? (d) does it make sense?
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.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) random answer changes (b) question numbers right (c) roll number written (d) units in each answer
5. 5.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
6. 6.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
8. 8.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) skip it (b) add the answer back (c) do it the same way (d) guess again
9. 9.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
10. 10.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
14. 14.True or false: “all parts answered” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) leaving the hall early (c) question numbers right (d) staring at the ceiling
16. 16.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
17. 17.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
18. 18.True or false: “roll number written” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 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
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) reworking key sums (c) leaving the hall early (d) random answer changes
21. 21.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) reworking key sums (b) spelling of key terms (c) adding doodles (d) units in each answer
22. 22.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) staring at the ceiling (c) random answer changes (d) reworking key sums
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) all parts answered (c) random answer changes (d) rewriting neat pages
24. 24.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) units in each answer (c) staring at the ceiling (d) question numbers right
26. 26.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
27. 27.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
28. 28.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
30. 30.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
31. 31.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) random answer changes (c) staring at the ceiling (d) roll number written
32. 32.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) reworking key sums (b) roll number written (c) leaving the hall early (d) spelling of key terms
33. 33.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part
34. 34.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
35. 35.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
36. 36.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) spelling of key terms (b) reworking key sums (c) rewriting neat pages (d) all parts answered
37. 37.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) units in each answer (c) random answer changes (d) roll number written
39. 39.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) staring at the ceiling (c) all parts answered (d) leaving the hall early
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) labels on diagrams (b) staring at the ceiling (c) question numbers right (d) units in each answer

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