Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 106 · 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: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) sit and wait (b) leave the hall (c) check your answers (d) chat with others
3. 3.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
5. 5.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) units in each answer (c) rewriting neat pages (d) question numbers right
6. 6.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) leaving the hall early (c) units in each answer (d) adding doodles
7. 7.✅ 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
8. 8.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave one reason when it asked for two. (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) leaving the hall early (c) all parts answered (d) adding doodles
11. 11.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) question numbers right (b) reworking key sums (c) checking page 1 only (d) units in each answer
12. 12.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) adding doodles (c) reworking key sums (d) rewriting neat pages
13. 13.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) question numbers right (b) random answer changes (c) labels on diagrams (d) units in each answer
14. 14.True or false: “roll number written” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.✅ 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
16. 16.True or false: “question numbers right” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “adding doodles” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “random answer changes” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) no, only with a reason (b) always change twice (c) yes, at random (d) yes, change all
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) question numbers right (c) roll number written (d) leaving the hall early
22. 22.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) all parts answered (c) staring at the ceiling (d) adding doodles
23. 23.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
24. 24.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) staring at the ceiling (c) all parts answered (d) units in each answer
26. 26.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
27. 27.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) leaving the hall early (c) random answer changes (d) roll number written
28. 28.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) adding doodles (c) reworking key sums (d) labels on diagrams
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) random answer changes (c) roll number written (d) spelling of key terms
33. 33.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) leaving the hall early (c) adding doodles (d) spelling of key terms
35. 35.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
36. 36.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part
37. 37.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave the area as 20, not 20 cm². (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part
38. 38.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
39. 39.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True

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