Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 974 · 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 a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it in pencil? (b) does it make sense? (c) is it neat? (d) is it long?
2. 2.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) skip it (b) do it the same way (c) guess again (d) add the answer back
3. 3.True or false: “adding doodles” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) labels on diagrams (b) question numbers right (c) roll number written (d) staring at the ceiling
6. 6.✅ 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
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) labels on diagrams (c) rewriting neat pages (d) all parts answered
8. 8.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) sit and wait (b) check your answers (c) chat with others (d) leave the hall
9. 9.True or false: “question numbers right” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) yes, at random (b) yes, change all (c) no, only with a reason (d) always change twice
11. 11.🔍 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 copying slip (d) a missed part
12. 12.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) reworking key sums (c) roll number written (d) rewriting neat pages
13. 13.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
14. 14.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
18. 18.True or false: “question numbers right” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
20. 20.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
21. 21.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
22. 22.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
24. 24.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) reworking key sums (c) roll number written (d) adding doodles
26. 26.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) units in each answer (c) all parts answered (d) leaving the hall early
28. 28.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) random answer changes (c) roll number written (d) question numbers right
29. 29.True or false: “adding doodles” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) leaving the hall early (c) labels on diagrams (d) random answer changes
31. 31.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
32. 32.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) checking page 1 only (c) rewriting neat pages (d) spelling of key terms
33. 33.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
34. 34.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) reworking key sums (c) checking page 1 only (d) labels on diagrams
36. 36.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
37. 37.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave the area as 20, not 20 cm². (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
38. 38.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) random answer changes (c) roll number written (d) leaving the hall early
39. 39.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) rewriting neat pages (c) random answer changes (d) reworking key sums

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