Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 201 · 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.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) add the answer back (b) skip it (c) do it the same way (d) guess again
2. 2.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) chat with others (b) sit and wait (c) leave the hall (d) check your answers
3. 3.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) checking page 1 only (c) random answer changes (d) units in each answer
6. 6.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) rewriting neat pages (c) checking page 1 only (d) reworking key sums
7. 7.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) rewriting neat pages (c) adding doodles (d) leaving the hall early
9. 9.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.✅ 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
11. 11.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) adding doodles (c) roll number written (d) question numbers right
13. 13.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) labels on diagrams (b) question numbers right (c) leaving the hall early (d) units in each answer
14. 14.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
16. 16.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) leaving the hall early (c) labels on diagrams (d) checking page 1 only
17. 17.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
18. 18.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) question numbers right (c) random answer changes (d) rewriting neat pages
19. 19.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) labels on diagrams (b) question numbers right (c) rewriting neat pages (d) all parts answered
20. 20.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) always change twice (b) yes, change all (c) yes, at random (d) no, only with a reason
21. 21.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
22. 22.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) question numbers right (c) labels on diagrams (d) checking page 1 only
25. 25.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
26. 26.True or false: “question numbers right” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) leaving the hall early (c) staring at the ceiling (d) spelling of key terms
28. 28.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it neat? (b) is it in pencil? (c) is it long? (d) does it make sense?
29. 29.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) roll number written (c) rewriting neat pages (d) leaving the hall early
30. 30.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) staring at the ceiling (c) random answer changes (d) reworking key sums
32. 32.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
33. 33.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
34. 34.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
38. 38.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) adding doodles (c) question numbers right (d) reworking key sums
39. 39.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part

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