Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 196 · 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 smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) spelling of key terms (c) staring at the ceiling (d) rewriting neat pages
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) rewriting neat pages (c) question numbers right (d) units in each answer
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) checking page 1 only (c) roll number written (d) spelling of key terms
4. 4.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
5. 5.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) staring at the ceiling (c) rewriting neat pages (d) spelling of key terms
7. 7.True or false: “roll number written” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) check your answers (c) chat with others (d) sit and wait
9. 9.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) checking page 1 only (c) all parts answered (d) adding doodles
10. 10.True or false: “question numbers right” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) spelling of key terms (b) leaving the hall early (c) units in each answer (d) roll number written
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) staring at the ceiling (c) checking page 1 only (d) question numbers right
13. 13.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
14. 14.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) reworking key sums (b) adding doodles (c) staring at the ceiling (d) rewriting neat pages
15. 15.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
16. 16.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) labels on diagrams (b) checking page 1 only (c) random answer changes (d) staring at the ceiling
18. 18.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) reworking key sums (b) spelling of key terms (c) staring at the ceiling (d) question numbers right
19. 19.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) your friend’s page (b) the weather (c) your name and roll no. (d) the hall’s colour
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) all parts answered (c) staring at the ceiling (d) leaving the hall early
23. 23.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
24. 24.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
25. 25.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
26. 26.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) roll number written (c) leaving the hall early (d) checking page 1 only
27. 27.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave one reason when it asked for two. (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
28. 28.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) roll number written (b) units in each answer (c) random answer changes (d) labels on diagrams
29. 29.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
30. 30.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it long? (b) is it neat? (c) does it make sense? (d) is it in pencil?
31. 31.True or false: “units in each answer” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) all parts answered (c) reworking key sums (d) question numbers right
36. 36.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) guess again (b) do it the same way (c) skip it (d) add the answer back
37. 37.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) labels on diagrams (b) checking page 1 only (c) question numbers right (d) spelling of key terms
38. 38.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
40. 40.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check

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