Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 181 · 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 poor use of checking time? (a) labels on diagrams (b) reworking key sums (c) question numbers right (d) leaving the hall early
2. 2.True or false: “question numbers right” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) labels on diagrams (b) spelling of key terms (c) random answer changes (d) roll number written
4. 4.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) yes, at random (b) yes, change all (c) no, only with a reason (d) always change twice
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) leaving the hall early (c) checking page 1 only (d) random answer changes
6. 6.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) question numbers right (c) roll number written (d) rewriting neat pages
9. 9.True or false: “roll number written” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
12. 12.True or false: “units in each answer” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) adding doodles (c) question numbers right (d) reworking key sums
14. 14.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) add the answer back (b) guess again (c) do it the same way (d) skip it
15. 15.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
16. 16.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
17. 17.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) spelling of key terms (b) rewriting neat pages (c) question numbers right (d) units in each answer
18. 18.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) roll number written (c) all parts answered (d) adding doodles
21. 21.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
22. 22.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) random answer changes (c) units in each answer (d) adding doodles
23. 23.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) your friend’s page (b) your name and roll no. (c) the hall’s colour (d) the weather
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) roll number written (c) reworking key sums (d) staring at the ceiling
26. 26.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) leaving the hall early (c) adding doodles (d) reworking key sums
29. 29.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
30. 30.True or false: “roll number written” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) random answer changes (c) all parts answered (d) staring at the ceiling
32. 32.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) all parts answered (b) random answer changes (c) adding doodles (d) checking page 1 only
33. 33.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave one reason when it asked for two. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) random answer changes (c) all parts answered (d) question numbers right
36. 36.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) question numbers right (c) checking page 1 only (d) labels on diagrams
40. 40.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time

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