Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

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

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