Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 101 · 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.True or false: “random answer changes” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔍 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
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) staring at the ceiling (c) question numbers right (d) roll number written
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) labels on diagrams (c) checking page 1 only (d) leaving the hall early
5. 5.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) check your answers (b) chat with others (c) leave the hall (d) sit and wait
6. 6.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) leaving the hall early (b) roll number written (c) spelling of key terms (d) units in each answer
7. 7.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) roll number written (c) adding doodles (d) units in each answer
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) roll number written (c) units in each answer (d) all parts answered
9. 9.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
11. 11.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) adding doodles (c) checking page 1 only (d) all parts answered
13. 13.True or false: “roll number written” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) do it the same way (b) guess again (c) add the answer back (d) skip it
15. 15.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) staring at the ceiling (c) reworking key sums (d) adding doodles
17. 17.True or false: “question numbers right” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) roll number written (c) units in each answer (d) checking page 1 only
19. 19.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it in pencil? (b) is it neat? (c) does it make sense? (d) is it long?
20. 20.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) reworking key sums (c) staring at the ceiling (d) question numbers right
21. 21.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) spelling of key terms (b) staring at the ceiling (c) rewriting neat pages (d) leaving the hall early
22. 22.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) question numbers right (b) roll number written (c) rewriting neat pages (d) all parts answered
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) leaving the hall early (c) roll number written (d) random answer changes
24. 24.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) yes, change all (b) yes, at random (c) always change twice (d) no, only with a reason
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) rewriting neat pages (c) staring at the ceiling (d) units in each answer
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) spelling of key terms (c) question numbers right (d) roll number written
27. 27.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
30. 30.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) your name and roll no. (b) your friend’s page (c) the weather (d) the hall’s colour
33. 33.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
34. 34.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
37. 37.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
38. 38.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) all parts answered (b) leaving the hall early (c) adding doodles (d) rewriting neat pages
39. 39.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
40. 40.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time

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