Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 109 · 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: “checking page 1 only” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) check your answers (b) sit and wait (c) chat with others (d) leave the hall
4. 4.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) spelling of key terms (c) reworking key sums (d) staring at the ceiling
5. 5.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
6. 6.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) all parts answered (c) question numbers right (d) adding doodles
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) question numbers right (c) units in each answer (d) roll number written
11. 11.True or false: “question numbers right” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) always change twice (b) no, only with a reason (c) yes, at random (d) yes, change all
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) random answer changes (c) adding doodles (d) units in each answer
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) random answer changes (c) staring at the ceiling (d) adding doodles
16. 16.✅ 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?
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) staring at the ceiling (c) leaving the hall early (d) roll number written
18. 18.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) leaving the hall early (c) reworking key sums (d) spelling of key terms
20. 20.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
21. 21.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) all parts answered (c) spelling of key terms (d) labels on diagrams
23. 23.True or false: “roll number written” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) labels on diagrams (c) adding doodles (d) checking page 1 only
25. 25.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) leaving the hall early (c) checking page 1 only (d) spelling of key terms
26. 26.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
28. 28.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave the area as 20, not 20 cm². (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
29. 29.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) the weather (b) the hall’s colour (c) your friend’s page (d) your name and roll no.
30. 30.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
31. 31.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
35. 35.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) rewriting neat pages (c) adding doodles (d) units in each answer
36. 36.True or false: “random answer changes” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) random answer changes (c) all parts answered (d) staring at the ceiling
39. 39.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) reworking key sums (c) checking page 1 only (d) adding doodles
40. 40.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check

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