Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 890 · 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: “roll number written” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “all parts answered” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “random answer changes” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
5. 5.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
6. 6.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) reworking key sums (b) leaving the hall early (c) units in each answer (d) question numbers right
7. 7.True or false: “random answer changes” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) rewriting neat pages (c) leaving the hall early (d) adding doodles
9. 9.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) all parts answered (c) staring at the ceiling (d) checking page 1 only
10. 10.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
11. 11.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) your name and roll no. (b) the hall’s colour (c) the weather (d) your friend’s page
12. 12.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
13. 13.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) sit and wait (b) check your answers (c) chat with others (d) leave the hall
14. 14.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
15. 15.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
16. 16.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
18. 18.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) question numbers right (c) staring at the ceiling (d) reworking key sums
19. 19.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
20. 20.True or false: “all parts answered” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) staring at the ceiling (c) labels on diagrams (d) leaving the hall early
23. 23.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave the area as 20, not 20 cm². (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
24. 24.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) spelling of key terms (c) all parts answered (d) roll number written
26. 26.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) question numbers right (b) roll number written (c) units in each answer (d) rewriting neat pages
28. 28.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) all parts answered (c) staring at the ceiling (d) adding doodles
32. 32.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) roll number written (c) random answer changes (d) staring at the ceiling
33. 33.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) checking page 1 only (c) rewriting neat pages (d) units in each answer
34. 34.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it neat? (b) is it in pencil? (c) is it long? (d) does it make sense?
35. 35.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) staring at the ceiling (c) checking page 1 only (d) rewriting neat pages
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) units in each answer (c) reworking key sums (d) checking page 1 only
38. 38.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
39. 39.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave one reason when it asked for two. (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
40. 40.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part

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