Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 168 · 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 copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) chat with others (c) check your answers (d) sit and wait
3. 3.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) leaving the hall early (c) all parts answered (d) staring at the ceiling
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) labels on diagrams (c) leaving the hall early (d) all parts answered
5. 5.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) spelling of key terms (c) checking page 1 only (d) labels on diagrams
6. 6.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) all parts answered (c) adding doodles (d) reworking key sums
8. 8.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
9. 9.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) staring at the ceiling (c) adding doodles (d) units in each answer
10. 10.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
11. 11.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) always change twice (b) yes, at random (c) yes, change all (d) no, only with a reason
12. 12.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
13. 13.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) roll number written (c) leaving the hall early (d) reworking key sums
14. 14.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) does it make sense? (b) is it in pencil? (c) is it long? (d) is it neat?
16. 16.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
17. 17.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave one reason when it asked for two. (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
18. 18.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) all parts answered (c) reworking key sums (d) spelling of key terms
19. 19.True or false: “random answer changes” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) leaving the hall early (c) reworking key sums (d) adding doodles
22. 22.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) labels on diagrams (c) question numbers right (d) units in each answer
25. 25.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) adding doodles (c) labels on diagrams (d) reworking key sums
26. 26.True or false: “units in each answer” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
28. 28.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) checking page 1 only (c) units in each answer (d) roll number written
30. 30.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
31. 31.True or false: “roll number written” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) do it the same way (b) skip it (c) guess again (d) add the answer back
35. 35.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) random answer changes (c) reworking key sums (d) staring at the ceiling
37. 37.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
38. 38.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
39. 39.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
40. 40.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True

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