Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 202 · 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: leaving the hall early? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) all parts answered (c) random answer changes (d) units in each answer
3. 3.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) units in each answer (c) checking page 1 only (d) roll number written
5. 5.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) random answer changes (b) units in each answer (c) labels on diagrams (d) reworking key sums
6. 6.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) roll number written (b) units in each answer (c) all parts answered (d) rewriting neat pages
9. 9.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “all parts answered” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it neat? (b) does it make sense? (c) is it in pencil? (d) is it long?
13. 13.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
14. 14.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
15. 15.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) units in each answer (c) staring at the ceiling (d) roll number written
17. 17.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
18. 18.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
19. 19.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) the weather (b) the hall’s colour (c) your name and roll no. (d) your friend’s page
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) leaving the hall early (c) reworking key sums (d) question numbers right
21. 21.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) do it the same way (b) guess again (c) add the answer back (d) skip it
22. 22.🔍 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
23. 23.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part
24. 24.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
25. 25.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
27. 27.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.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
30. 30.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) labels on diagrams (c) spelling of key terms (d) question numbers right
32. 32.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) random answer changes (c) all parts answered (d) rewriting neat pages
33. 33.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) yes, change all (b) always change twice (c) yes, at random (d) no, only with a reason
34. 34.True or false: “units in each answer” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) adding doodles (c) question numbers right (d) random answer changes
36. 36.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave one reason when it asked for two. (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
38. 38.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) spelling of key terms (c) adding doodles (d) all parts answered
39. 39.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) chat with others (b) sit and wait (c) check your answers (d) leave the hall
40. 40.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True

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