Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 13 · 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.✅ 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
2. 2.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) spelling of key terms (c) staring at the ceiling (d) leaving the hall early
6. 6.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) rewriting neat pages (c) leaving the hall early (d) labels on diagrams
8. 8.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
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.🔍 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
11. 11.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) adding doodles (c) reworking key sums (d) staring at the ceiling
12. 12.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) leaving the hall early (c) rewriting neat pages (d) roll number written
13. 13.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) chat with others (b) leave the hall (c) check your answers (d) sit and wait
14. 14.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) spelling of key terms (b) reworking key sums (c) all parts answered (d) checking page 1 only
15. 15.🔍 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 copying slip (d) a missing unit
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) random answer changes (c) checking page 1 only (d) reworking key sums
17. 17.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
19. 19.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) reworking key sums (b) roll number written (c) spelling of key terms (d) rewriting neat pages
20. 20.True or false: “all parts answered” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
24. 24.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
25. 25.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) no, only with a reason (b) yes, at random (c) yes, change all (d) always change twice
26. 26.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) question numbers right (b) reworking key sums (c) all parts answered (d) leaving the hall early
27. 27.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
30. 30.True or false: “question numbers right” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
32. 32.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) labels on diagrams (b) reworking key sums (c) adding doodles (d) units in each answer
33. 33.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
35. 35.True or false: “roll number written” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
37. 37.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
38. 38.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) spelling of key terms (c) units in each answer (d) reworking key sums
39. 39.True or false: “roll number written” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False

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