Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 891 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) spelling of key terms (c) leaving the hall early (d) staring at the ceiling
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.✅ 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
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) adding doodles (c) checking page 1 only (d) roll number written
5. 5.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) chat with others (b) sit and wait (c) check your answers (d) leave the hall
6. 6.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) spelling of key terms (b) units in each answer (c) reworking key sums (d) staring at the ceiling
9. 9.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) labels on diagrams (b) checking page 1 only (c) leaving the hall early (d) random answer changes
10. 10.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
11. 11.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
12. 12.✅ 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?
13. 13.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
14. 14.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) all parts answered (c) rewriting neat pages (d) staring at the ceiling
16. 16.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) reworking key sums (b) labels on diagrams (c) units in each answer (d) leaving the hall early
17. 17.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) reworking key sums (c) all parts answered (d) units in each answer
18. 18.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) all parts answered (c) leaving the hall early (d) staring at the ceiling
20. 20.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
21. 21.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) do it the same way (b) add the answer back (c) skip it (d) guess again
22. 22.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
23. 23.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) adding doodles (c) leaving the hall early (d) reworking key sums
25. 25.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) checking page 1 only (c) units in each answer (d) staring at the ceiling
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) units in each answer (c) roll number written (d) leaving the hall early
28. 28.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) leaving the hall early (c) question numbers right (d) random answer changes
29. 29.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) roll number written (b) reworking key sums (c) adding doodles (d) units in each answer
30. 30.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
31. 31.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
33. 33.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
36. 36.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
37. 37.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “units in each answer” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “units in each answer” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check

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