Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 929 · 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) roll number written (b) labels on diagrams (c) random answer changes (d) question numbers right
2. 2.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) add the answer back (b) guess again (c) do it the same way (d) skip it
3. 3.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
4. 4.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) sit and wait (b) leave the hall (c) check your answers (d) chat with others
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) random answer changes (c) units in each answer (d) staring at the ceiling
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) adding doodles (c) random answer changes (d) all parts answered
7. 7.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it long? (b) is it neat? (c) is it in pencil? (d) does it make sense?
9. 9.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
10. 10.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) all parts answered (c) reworking key sums (d) rewriting neat pages
11. 11.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) roll number written (c) leaving the hall early (d) random answer changes
12. 12.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
13. 13.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) reworking key sums (c) question numbers right (d) adding doodles
14. 14.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
15. 15.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) rewriting neat pages (c) adding doodles (d) roll number written
17. 17.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
19. 19.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) checking page 1 only (c) all parts answered (d) rewriting neat pages
20. 20.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
21. 21.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) adding doodles (c) all parts answered (d) reworking key sums
23. 23.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) always change twice (b) yes, change all (c) no, only with a reason (d) yes, at random
24. 24.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) spelling of key terms (c) rewriting neat pages (d) adding doodles
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) labels on diagrams (c) all parts answered (d) units in each answer
26. 26.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) labels on diagrams (b) question numbers right (c) units in each answer (d) checking page 1 only
29. 29.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
30. 30.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) question numbers right (c) all parts answered (d) checking page 1 only
32. 32.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 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
34. 34.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
35. 35.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
36. 36.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
37. 37.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) spelling of key terms (c) question numbers right (d) staring at the ceiling
38. 38.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
39. 39.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) your friend’s page (b) the hall’s colour (c) the weather (d) your name and roll no.
40. 40.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False

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