Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 914 · 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 the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part
2. 2.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) rewriting neat pages (c) spelling of key terms (d) random answer changes
4. 4.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
5. 5.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) units in each answer (b) rewriting neat pages (c) leaving the hall early (d) random answer changes
6. 6.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) the hall’s colour (b) your friend’s page (c) the weather (d) your name and roll no.
7. 7.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) roll number written (b) reworking key sums (c) spelling of key terms (d) random answer changes
8. 8.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
9. 9.🔍 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
10. 10.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it in pencil? (b) is it long? (c) is it neat? (d) does it make sense?
11. 11.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) question numbers right (b) staring at the ceiling (c) roll number written (d) all parts answered
12. 12.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
13. 13.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
14. 14.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
16. 16.True or false: “all parts answered” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) rewriting neat pages (c) random answer changes (d) roll number written
19. 19.True or false: “all parts answered” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “question numbers right” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) adding doodles (c) labels on diagrams (d) reworking key sums
24. 24.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
25. 25.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
26. 26.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave the area as 20, not 20 cm². (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) question numbers right (c) units in each answer (d) checking page 1 only
28. 28.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) leaving the hall early (c) labels on diagrams (d) random answer changes
30. 30.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) labels on diagrams (b) leaving the hall early (c) spelling of key terms (d) units in each answer
31. 31.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) sit and wait (b) check your answers (c) chat with others (d) leave the hall
32. 32.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) rewriting neat pages (c) staring at the ceiling (d) reworking key sums
33. 33.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
34. 34.True or false: “roll number written” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) rewriting neat pages (c) question numbers right (d) adding doodles
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) labels on diagrams (b) leaving the hall early (c) units in each answer (d) spelling of key terms
37. 37.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) guess again (b) add the answer back (c) skip it (d) do it the same way
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) rewriting neat pages (c) adding doodles (d) question numbers right
39. 39.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) question numbers right (c) random answer changes (d) reworking key sums

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