Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 967 · 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) question numbers right (b) units in each answer (c) rewriting neat pages (d) all parts answered
2. 2.True or false: “random answer changes” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) units in each answer (c) checking page 1 only (d) leaving the hall early
4. 4.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) leaving the hall early (c) spelling of key terms (d) question numbers right
5. 5.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) spelling of key terms (b) question numbers right (c) reworking key sums (d) checking page 1 only
6. 6.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “units in each answer” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it neat? (b) is it in pencil? (c) does it make sense? (d) is it long?
12. 12.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave the area as 20, not 20 cm². (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
13. 13.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
14. 14.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) units in each answer (c) all parts answered (d) question numbers right
16. 16.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) spelling of key terms (b) rewriting neat pages (c) labels on diagrams (d) question numbers right
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) all parts answered (c) labels on diagrams (d) adding doodles
18. 18.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) spelling of key terms (c) adding doodles (d) checking page 1 only
19. 19.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
20. 20.True or false: “roll number written” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
22. 22.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) reworking key sums (c) leaving the hall early (d) adding doodles
23. 23.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
24. 24.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
25. 25.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) staring at the ceiling (c) reworking key sums (d) labels on diagrams
28. 28.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) units in each answer (b) checking page 1 only (c) staring at the ceiling (d) rewriting neat pages
29. 29.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) labels on diagrams (b) leaving the hall early (c) checking page 1 only (d) random answer changes
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) roll number written (c) random answer changes (d) adding doodles
31. 31.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
33. 33.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) add the answer back (b) do it the same way (c) guess again (d) skip it
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) rewriting neat pages (c) leaving the hall early (d) random answer changes
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) staring at the ceiling (c) adding doodles (d) question numbers right
36. 36.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) roll number written (c) all parts answered (d) units in each answer
38. 38.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
39. 39.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
40. 40.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True

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