Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 188 · 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.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) reworking key sums (c) leaving the hall early (d) all parts answered
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) labels on diagrams (c) random answer changes (d) staring at the ceiling
4. 4.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) chat with others (c) check your answers (d) sit and wait
6. 6.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) no, only with a reason (b) yes, change all (c) always change twice (d) yes, at random
7. 7.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) checking page 1 only (c) rewriting neat pages (d) reworking key sums
8. 8.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) spelling of key terms (b) rewriting neat pages (c) roll number written (d) all parts answered
9. 9.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
10. 10.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) your friend’s page (b) your name and roll no. (c) the weather (d) the hall’s colour
13. 13.✅ 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
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) roll number written (c) checking page 1 only (d) random answer changes
15. 15.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
16. 16.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) reworking key sums (b) question numbers right (c) random answer changes (d) labels on diagrams
17. 17.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) checking page 1 only (b) question numbers right (c) reworking key sums (d) labels on diagrams
18. 18.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
19. 19.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) units in each answer (c) random answer changes (d) adding doodles
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) staring at the ceiling (c) adding doodles (d) all parts answered
21. 21.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
22. 22.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) adding doodles (c) staring at the ceiling (d) spelling of key terms
24. 24.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) labels on diagrams (c) rewriting neat pages (d) adding doodles
26. 26.True or false: “question numbers right” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave the area as 20, not 20 cm². (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
28. 28.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) labels on diagrams (b) roll number written (c) reworking key sums (d) rewriting neat pages
31. 31.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
32. 32.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) labels on diagrams (c) units in each answer (d) checking page 1 only
34. 34.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it long? (b) is it neat? (c) is it in pencil? (d) does it make sense?
35. 35.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) question numbers right (c) staring at the ceiling (d) units in each answer
36. 36.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) spelling of key terms (c) adding doodles (d) roll number written
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 “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True

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