Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 105 · 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: “roll number written” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) rewriting neat pages (c) leaving the hall early (d) checking page 1 only
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) rewriting neat pages (c) adding doodles (d) all parts answered
4. 4.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) chat with others (c) check your answers (d) sit and wait
5. 5.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) the hall’s colour (b) your friend’s page (c) the weather (d) your name and roll no.
7. 7.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
8. 8.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
9. 9.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) checking page 1 only (c) reworking key sums (d) adding doodles
10. 10.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part
11. 11.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
12. 12.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
15. 15.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) rewriting neat pages (c) checking page 1 only (d) all parts answered
16. 16.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) labels on diagrams (c) roll number written (d) units in each answer
18. 18.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) labels on diagrams (b) adding doodles (c) reworking key sums (d) spelling of key terms
20. 20.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) random answer changes (c) labels on diagrams (d) checking page 1 only
21. 21.✅ 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?
22. 22.True or false: “units in each answer” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
24. 24.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) rewriting neat pages (c) question numbers right (d) leaving the hall early
28. 28.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
29. 29.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
30. 30.True or false: “adding doodles” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
35. 35.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) yes, change all (b) always change twice (c) no, only with a reason (d) yes, at random
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) adding doodles (c) reworking key sums (d) spelling of key terms
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) labels on diagrams (c) spelling of key terms (d) roll number written
38. 38.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
40. 40.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time

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