Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 112 · 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 “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) labels on diagrams (b) staring at the ceiling (c) checking page 1 only (d) rewriting neat pages
3. 3.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) all parts answered (c) question numbers right (d) staring at the ceiling
5. 5.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
6. 6.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
7. 7.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
8. 8.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) always change twice (b) yes, change all (c) no, only with a reason (d) yes, at random
9. 9.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
10. 10.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it long? (b) is it neat? (c) does it make sense? (d) is it in pencil?
11. 11.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) chat with others (b) sit and wait (c) leave the hall (d) check your answers
12. 12.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) rewriting neat pages (c) question numbers right (d) adding doodles
14. 14.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) do it the same way (b) add the answer back (c) guess again (d) skip it
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) units in each answer (c) checking page 1 only (d) labels on diagrams
17. 17.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) labels on diagrams (c) random answer changes (d) leaving the hall early
22. 22.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) rewriting neat pages (c) units in each answer (d) staring at the ceiling
24. 24.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
27. 27.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) adding doodles (c) staring at the ceiling (d) units in each answer
28. 28.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
30. 30.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
31. 31.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
32. 32.True or false: “all parts answered” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) checking page 1 only (c) rewriting neat pages (d) random answer changes
35. 35.True or false: “all parts answered” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) rewriting neat pages (c) roll number written (d) question numbers right
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) staring at the ceiling (c) all parts answered (d) adding doodles
40. 40.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part

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