Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 155 · 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.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) chat with others (c) check your answers (d) sit and wait
2. 2.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
3. 3.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: “adding doodles” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) question numbers right (c) checking page 1 only (d) reworking key sums
7. 7.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it in pencil? (b) is it long? (c) is it neat? (d) does it make sense?
8. 8.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) rewriting neat pages (c) random answer changes (d) units in each answer
10. 10.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
12. 12.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
15. 15.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
19. 19.True or false: “roll number written” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
24. 24.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) question numbers right (b) rewriting neat pages (c) roll number written (d) spelling of key terms
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) roll number written (c) units in each answer (d) leaving the hall early
26. 26.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “units in each answer” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) spelling of key terms (c) adding doodles (d) reworking key sums
29. 29.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
30. 30.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) your name and roll no. (b) the hall’s colour (c) your friend’s page (d) the weather
31. 31.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) spelling of key terms (c) rewriting neat pages (d) reworking key sums
33. 33.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
34. 34.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) always change twice (b) no, only with a reason (c) yes, change all (d) yes, at random
35. 35.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
36. 36.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “units in each answer” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
40. 40.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) question numbers right (c) leaving the hall early (d) checking page 1 only

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