Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 209 · 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.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) your friend’s page (b) the hall’s colour (c) your name and roll no. (d) the weather
2. 2.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it in pencil? (b) is it neat? (c) is it long? (d) does it make sense?
3. 3.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
7. 7.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave one reason when it asked for two. (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
8. 8.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) random answer changes (b) roll number written (c) spelling of key terms (d) question numbers right
11. 11.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) check your answers (b) sit and wait (c) leave the hall (d) chat with others
12. 12.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) question numbers right (b) all parts answered (c) spelling of key terms (d) rewriting neat pages
13. 13.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) adding doodles (c) staring at the ceiling (d) rewriting neat pages
16. 16.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) always change twice (b) yes, at random (c) yes, change all (d) no, only with a reason
17. 17.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) leaving the hall early (c) labels on diagrams (d) staring at the ceiling
18. 18.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) units in each answer (c) rewriting neat pages (d) leaving the hall early
21. 21.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) question numbers right (c) random answer changes (d) staring at the ceiling
23. 23.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) roll number written (b) all parts answered (c) spelling of key terms (d) leaving the hall early
25. 25.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) adding doodles (c) roll number written (d) labels on diagrams
26. 26.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) labels on diagrams (b) rewriting neat pages (c) roll number written (d) question numbers right
30. 30.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
31. 31.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
32. 32.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) labels on diagrams (c) all parts answered (d) spelling of key terms
34. 34.True or false: “units in each answer” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) roll number written (c) checking page 1 only (d) leaving the hall early
37. 37.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
38. 38.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) question numbers right (c) rewriting neat pages (d) random answer changes
40. 40.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip

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