Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 117 · 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.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) labels on diagrams (c) checking page 1 only (d) roll number written
2. 2.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
3. 3.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it neat? (b) does it make sense? (c) is it long? (d) is it in pencil?
5. 5.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) question numbers right (c) adding doodles (d) rewriting neat pages
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) staring at the ceiling (c) checking page 1 only (d) rewriting neat pages
7. 7.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) random answer changes (c) reworking key sums (d) spelling of key terms
8. 8.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) your name and roll no. (b) the weather (c) your friend’s page (d) the hall’s colour
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) all parts answered (c) leaving the hall early (d) staring at the ceiling
10. 10.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
11. 11.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) adding doodles (c) random answer changes (d) leaving the hall early
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) units in each answer (c) adding doodles (d) spelling of key terms
14. 14.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
15. 15.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) chat with others (b) leave the hall (c) check your answers (d) sit and wait
16. 16.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
18. 18.True or false: “roll number written” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
21. 21.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
22. 22.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) rewriting neat pages (c) spelling of key terms (d) random answer changes
23. 23.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) labels on diagrams (c) adding doodles (d) checking page 1 only
26. 26.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
27. 27.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) leaving the hall early (c) staring at the ceiling (d) units in each answer
30. 30.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) no, only with a reason (b) always change twice (c) yes, change all (d) yes, at random
31. 31.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) units in each answer (c) staring at the ceiling (d) labels on diagrams
33. 33.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
34. 34.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
36. 36.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
37. 37.True or false: “all parts answered” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) roll number written (b) labels on diagrams (c) reworking key sums (d) leaving the hall early
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) leaving the hall early (c) staring at the ceiling (d) spelling of key terms
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) question numbers right (c) units in each answer (d) all parts answered

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