Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 107 · 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: “adding doodles” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
4. 4.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
5. 5.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) labels on diagrams (b) staring at the ceiling (c) random answer changes (d) rewriting neat pages
8. 8.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
9. 9.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) no, only with a reason (b) yes, change all (c) yes, at random (d) always change twice
10. 10.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) reworking key sums (b) all parts answered (c) leaving the hall early (d) labels on diagrams
11. 11.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
12. 12.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) spelling of key terms (c) question numbers right (d) checking page 1 only
14. 14.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
15. 15.True or false: “units in each answer” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “random answer changes” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
20. 20.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) add the answer back (b) skip it (c) guess again (d) do it the same way
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) random answer changes (c) spelling of key terms (d) units in each answer
22. 22.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) units in each answer (c) leaving the hall early (d) random answer changes
24. 24.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
26. 26.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) units in each answer (c) reworking key sums (d) staring at the ceiling
28. 28.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) rewriting neat pages (c) staring at the ceiling (d) all parts answered
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) spelling of key terms (c) labels on diagrams (d) adding doodles
31. 31.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
32. 32.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) staring at the ceiling (c) adding doodles (d) units in each answer
34. 34.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
35. 35.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) adding doodles (b) labels on diagrams (c) question numbers right (d) spelling of key terms
36. 36.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it in pencil? (b) is it neat? (c) is it long? (d) does it make sense?
38. 38.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) reworking key sums (c) staring at the ceiling (d) rewriting neat pages
40. 40.🔍 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 calculation slip (d) a missing unit

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