Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 985 · 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.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
2. 2.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) reworking key sums (b) units in each answer (c) roll number written (d) checking page 1 only
3. 3.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) the weather (b) the hall’s colour (c) your friend’s page (d) your name and roll no.
5. 5.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
6. 6.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) random answer changes (c) leaving the hall early (d) spelling of key terms
8. 8.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) yes, at random (b) no, only with a reason (c) always change twice (d) yes, change all
9. 9.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
10. 10.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
11. 11.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) rewriting neat pages (c) labels on diagrams (d) roll number written
12. 12.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) spelling of key terms (c) reworking key sums (d) random answer changes
15. 15.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
16. 16.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) guess again (b) do it the same way (c) skip it (d) add the answer back
17. 17.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) reworking key sums (c) random answer changes (d) labels on diagrams
20. 20.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “roll number written” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) leaving the hall early (c) roll number written (d) question numbers right
23. 23.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
24. 24.🔍 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
25. 25.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
26. 26.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) question numbers right (b) labels on diagrams (c) adding doodles (d) spelling of key terms
29. 29.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “random answer changes” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “units in each answer” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) all parts answered (c) adding doodles (d) random answer changes
33. 33.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
34. 34.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) reworking key sums (c) rewriting neat pages (d) random answer changes
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) rewriting neat pages (c) random answer changes (d) units in each answer
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) labels on diagrams (c) staring at the ceiling (d) units in each answer
38. 38.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) adding doodles (c) checking page 1 only (d) units in each answer

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