Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 943 · 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 of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) question numbers right (b) reworking key sums (c) spelling of key terms (d) rewriting neat pages
2. 2.✅ 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
3. 3.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) all parts answered (c) checking page 1 only (d) random answer changes
6. 6.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) reworking key sums (c) random answer changes (d) rewriting neat pages
8. 8.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) the weather (b) your name and roll no. (c) the hall’s colour (d) your friend’s page
9. 9.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave one reason when it asked for two. (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) random answer changes (c) staring at the ceiling (d) checking page 1 only
11. 11.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave the area as 20, not 20 cm². (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
12. 12.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
13. 13.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) sit and wait (b) chat with others (c) check your answers (d) leave the hall
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) labels on diagrams (b) units in each answer (c) checking page 1 only (d) all parts answered
17. 17.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) leaving the hall early (c) rewriting neat pages (d) roll number written
18. 18.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) reworking key sums (c) rewriting neat pages (d) adding doodles
20. 20.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) staring at the ceiling (c) question numbers right (d) leaving the hall early
21. 21.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
22. 22.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) roll number written (c) rewriting neat pages (d) all parts answered
25. 25.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
26. 26.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it in pencil? (b) is it neat? (c) does it make sense? (d) is it long?
27. 27.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) spelling of key terms (b) units in each answer (c) random answer changes (d) question numbers right
28. 28.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
29. 29.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) staring at the ceiling (c) all parts answered (d) spelling of key terms
30. 30.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) reworking key sums (c) all parts answered (d) roll number written
32. 32.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
36. 36.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) rewriting neat pages (c) units in each answer (d) staring at the ceiling
38. 38.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
39. 39.True or false: “spelling of key terms” 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 smart check (b) a poor use of time

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