Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 150 · 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) random answer changes (b) leaving the hall early (c) staring at the ceiling (d) roll number written
2. 2.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
3. 3.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) check your answers (b) leave the hall (c) chat with others (d) sit and wait
5. 5.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) labels on diagrams (b) all parts answered (c) spelling of key terms (d) checking page 1 only
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) spelling of key terms (c) checking page 1 only (d) adding doodles
7. 7.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
8. 8.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
10. 10.True or false: “random answer changes” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) yes, at random (b) always change twice (c) yes, change all (d) no, only with a reason
12. 12.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
14. 14.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
15. 15.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) reworking key sums (b) staring at the ceiling (c) all parts answered (d) question numbers right
16. 16.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) roll number written (c) rewriting neat pages (d) staring at the ceiling
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) spelling of key terms (c) checking page 1 only (d) labels on diagrams
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) rewriting neat pages (c) all parts answered (d) adding doodles
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) adding doodles (c) all parts answered (d) spelling of key terms
21. 21.True or false: “units in each answer” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) all parts answered (c) rewriting neat pages (d) random answer changes
23. 23.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) random answer changes (c) staring at the ceiling (d) units in each answer
28. 28.✅ 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?
29. 29.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “all parts answered” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “random answer changes” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
34. 34.🔍 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
35. 35.True or false: “units in each answer” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
37. 37.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
38. 38.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part
40. 40.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip

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