Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 125 · 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 smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) reworking key sums (c) random answer changes (d) rewriting neat pages
2. 2.True or false: “units in each answer” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
4. 4.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) do it the same way (b) add the answer back (c) skip it (d) guess again
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) all parts answered (c) staring at the ceiling (d) roll number written
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) units in each answer (c) roll number written (d) reworking key sums
7. 7.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it neat? (b) does it make sense? (c) is it in pencil? (d) is it long?
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) units in each answer (c) question numbers right (d) random answer changes
10. 10.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) units in each answer (c) reworking key sums (d) roll number written
11. 11.True or false: “adding doodles” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) leaving the hall early (c) roll number written (d) random answer changes
13. 13.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
17. 17.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
18. 18.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) roll number written (b) question numbers right (c) reworking key sums (d) leaving the hall early
20. 20.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
21. 21.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
22. 22.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) random answer changes (c) rewriting neat pages (d) staring at the ceiling
26. 26.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) always change twice (b) yes, at random (c) yes, change all (d) no, only with a reason
27. 27.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
29. 29.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave one reason when it asked for two. (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
30. 30.True or false: “random answer changes” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) all parts answered (b) adding doodles (c) rewriting neat pages (d) leaving the hall early
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.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
36. 36.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) chat with others (b) leave the hall (c) check your answers (d) sit and wait
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) spelling of key terms (c) leaving the hall early (d) all parts answered
38. 38.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) question numbers right (b) labels on diagrams (c) reworking key sums (d) random answer changes
39. 39.🔍 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 missing unit (d) a copying slip
40. 40.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) adding doodles (c) leaving the hall early (d) spelling of key terms

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