Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 978 · 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 should you check on the first page? (a) your name and roll no. (b) the hall’s colour (c) your friend’s page (d) the weather
2. 2.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) units in each answer (c) all parts answered (d) checking page 1 only
4. 4.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
5. 5.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
6. 6.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) all parts answered (b) rewriting neat pages (c) adding doodles (d) leaving the hall early
7. 7.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) units in each answer (c) labels on diagrams (d) reworking key sums
9. 9.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave one reason when it asked for two. (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
10. 10.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
11. 11.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) roll number written (c) checking page 1 only (d) adding doodles
12. 12.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) question numbers right (c) reworking key sums (d) roll number written
14. 14.✅ 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?
15. 15.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) sit and wait (b) leave the hall (c) chat with others (d) check your answers
16. 16.True or false: “all parts answered” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
18. 18.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
19. 19.True or false: “units in each answer” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) spelling of key terms (b) reworking key sums (c) labels on diagrams (d) staring at the ceiling
21. 21.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) leaving the hall early (c) random answer changes (d) checking page 1 only
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) units in each answer (c) all parts answered (d) adding doodles
24. 24.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “question numbers right” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) rewriting neat pages (c) random answer changes (d) reworking key sums
27. 27.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) leaving the hall early (b) units in each answer (c) reworking key sums (d) spelling of key terms
29. 29.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
30. 30.True or false: “adding doodles” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) question numbers right (b) units in each answer (c) random answer changes (d) roll number written
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) labels on diagrams (c) leaving the hall early (d) units in each answer
33. 33.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) yes, change all (b) no, only with a reason (c) yes, at random (d) always change twice
35. 35.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.✅ 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
37. 37.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) all parts answered (c) labels on diagrams (d) staring at the ceiling
39. 39.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) staring at the ceiling (c) reworking key sums (d) adding doodles
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) spelling of key terms (c) rewriting neat pages (d) reworking key sums

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