Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 121 · 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 added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) yes, change all (b) yes, at random (c) always change twice (d) no, only with a reason
3. 3.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) question numbers right (b) rewriting neat pages (c) staring at the ceiling (d) checking page 1 only
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) random answer changes (c) roll number written (d) staring at the ceiling
5. 5.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) labels on diagrams (b) all parts answered (c) leaving the hall early (d) units in each answer
6. 6.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
7. 7.🔍 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 copying slip (d) a missed part
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) labels on diagrams (c) roll number written (d) all parts answered
9. 9.True or false: “roll number written” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) roll number written (c) reworking key sums (d) all parts answered
11. 11.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) spelling of key terms (c) checking page 1 only (d) leaving the hall early
12. 12.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
15. 15.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
16. 16.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) checking page 1 only (c) rewriting neat pages (d) reworking key sums
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) reworking key sums (c) spelling of key terms (d) checking page 1 only
18. 18.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
20. 20.True or false: “adding doodles” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) rewriting neat pages (c) all parts answered (d) leaving the hall early
25. 25.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
26. 26.True or false: “random answer changes” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave the area as 20, not 20 cm². (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
28. 28.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) adding doodles (c) units in each answer (d) staring at the ceiling
29. 29.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
31. 31.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) spelling of key terms (b) checking page 1 only (c) roll number written (d) units in each answer
32. 32.True or false: “adding doodles” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) adding doodles (b) question numbers right (c) all parts answered (d) spelling of key terms
34. 34.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) guess again (b) add the answer back (c) do it the same way (d) skip it
36. 36.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) staring at the ceiling (c) adding doodles (d) random answer changes
39. 39.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
40. 40.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False

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