Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 160 · 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.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: “random answer changes” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part
6. 6.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: “roll number written” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) reworking key sums (b) adding doodles (c) checking page 1 only (d) random answer changes
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.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) no, only with a reason (b) always change twice (c) yes, at random (d) yes, change all
11. 11.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
12. 12.True or false: “units in each answer” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) all parts answered (c) labels on diagrams (d) spelling of key terms
15. 15.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) spelling of key terms (c) question numbers right (d) staring at the ceiling
16. 16.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) roll number written (b) leaving the hall early (c) random answer changes (d) staring at the ceiling
17. 17.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
19. 19.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) spelling of key terms (c) random answer changes (d) rewriting neat pages
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) staring at the ceiling (c) checking page 1 only (d) labels on diagrams
21. 21.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) reworking key sums (b) all parts answered (c) question numbers right (d) leaving the hall early
22. 22.🔍 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
23. 23.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave the area as 20, not 20 cm². (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
25. 25.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
26. 26.True or false: “question numbers right” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
28. 28.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) random answer changes (b) labels on diagrams (c) question numbers right (d) units in each answer
29. 29.✅ 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?
30. 30.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
31. 31.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave one reason when it asked for two. (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
33. 33.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) skip it (b) do it the same way (c) guess again (d) add the answer back
36. 36.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) checking page 1 only (c) units in each answer (d) adding doodles
37. 37.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) the hall’s colour (b) your name and roll no. (c) your friend’s page (d) the weather
39. 39.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (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) rewriting neat pages (c) question numbers right (d) checking page 1 only

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