Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 99 · 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) labels on diagrams (b) units in each answer (c) question numbers right (d) adding doodles
2. 2.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
3. 3.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: “units in each answer” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) units in each answer (b) rewriting neat pages (c) staring at the ceiling (d) checking page 1 only
8. 8.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) random answer changes (b) question numbers right (c) all parts answered (d) labels on diagrams
9. 9.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
10. 10.True or false: “question numbers right” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) checking page 1 only (c) reworking key sums (d) adding doodles
13. 13.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
14. 14.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) spelling of key terms (c) all parts answered (d) leaving the hall early
17. 17.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “all parts answered” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) yes, at random (b) yes, change all (c) always change twice (d) no, only with a reason
20. 20.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) roll number written (b) labels on diagrams (c) staring at the ceiling (d) spelling of key terms
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) rewriting neat pages (c) all parts answered (d) roll number written
22. 22.✅ 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
23. 23.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
24. 24.True or false: “all parts answered” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) sit and wait (b) leave the hall (c) check your answers (d) chat with others
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) labels on diagrams (c) question numbers right (d) staring at the ceiling
27. 27.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave the area as 20, not 20 cm². (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
28. 28.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) labels on diagrams (c) question numbers right (d) checking page 1 only
30. 30.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
31. 31.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
32. 32.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) labels on diagrams (c) question numbers right (d) reworking key sums
33. 33.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
34. 34.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
35. 35.✅ 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?
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) adding doodles (c) leaving the hall early (d) spelling of key terms
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) rewriting neat pages (c) labels on diagrams (d) adding doodles
38. 38.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) units in each answer (c) question numbers right (d) random answer changes
40. 40.True or false: “random answer changes” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False

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