Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 893 · 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 wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
2. 2.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it in pencil? (b) does it make sense? (c) is it long? (d) is it neat?
3. 3.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
4. 4.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
6. 6.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
7. 7.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
8. 8.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
9. 9.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) random answer changes (c) staring at the ceiling (d) units in each answer
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) labels on diagrams (c) all parts answered (d) random answer changes
11. 11.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) question numbers right (c) roll number written (d) checking page 1 only
12. 12.🔍 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 copying slip (d) a calculation slip
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) labels on diagrams (c) adding doodles (d) units in each answer
14. 14.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) rewriting neat pages (c) checking page 1 only (d) question numbers right
15. 15.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
17. 17.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
18. 18.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) roll number written (c) spelling of key terms (d) staring at the ceiling
20. 20.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) question numbers right (b) reworking key sums (c) spelling of key terms (d) leaving the hall early
21. 21.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) spelling of key terms (c) random answer changes (d) staring at the ceiling
22. 22.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) always change twice (b) yes, change all (c) yes, at random (d) no, only with a reason
23. 23.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) random answer changes (c) leaving the hall early (d) all parts answered
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) question numbers right (c) random answer changes (d) adding doodles
25. 25.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
26. 26.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
27. 27.True or false: “units in each answer” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) check your answers (b) leave the hall (c) sit and wait (d) chat with others
30. 30.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) rewriting neat pages (c) roll number written (d) checking page 1 only
31. 31.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
32. 32.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave the area as 20, not 20 cm². (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
33. 33.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) roll number written (b) question numbers right (c) random answer changes (d) all parts answered
35. 35.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
36. 36.True or false: “adding doodles” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) your friend’s page (b) your name and roll no. (c) the weather (d) the hall’s colour
38. 38.True or false: “random answer changes” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) reworking key sums (c) leaving the hall early (d) rewriting neat pages
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) roll number written (c) rewriting neat pages (d) all parts answered

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