Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 21 · 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 is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) does it make sense? (b) is it neat? (c) is it in pencil? (d) is it long?
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) labels on diagrams (c) staring at the ceiling (d) checking page 1 only
3. 3.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave one reason when it asked for two. (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
4. 4.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) random answer changes (c) rewriting neat pages (d) reworking key sums
6. 6.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave the area as 20, not 20 cm². (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
7. 7.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
8. 8.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) the hall’s colour (b) the weather (c) your name and roll no. (d) your friend’s page
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) question numbers right (c) adding doodles (d) labels on diagrams
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) random answer changes (c) question numbers right (d) labels on diagrams
12. 12.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) spelling of key terms (c) staring at the ceiling (d) rewriting neat pages
14. 14.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
16. 16.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) roll number written (c) staring at the ceiling (d) random answer changes
17. 17.True or false: “all parts answered” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “units in each answer” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) question numbers right (c) rewriting neat pages (d) adding doodles
22. 22.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) sit and wait (b) chat with others (c) leave the hall (d) check your answers
23. 23.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) labels on diagrams (c) question numbers right (d) adding doodles
24. 24.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
25. 25.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) rewriting neat pages (c) reworking key sums (d) spelling of key terms
27. 27.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) units in each answer (b) adding doodles (c) checking page 1 only (d) rewriting neat pages
28. 28.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) all parts answered
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) staring at the ceiling (c) adding doodles (d) all parts answered
30. 30.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
31. 31.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
32. 32.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) rewriting neat pages (c) random answer changes (d) all parts answered
33. 33.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) labels on diagrams (b) adding doodles (c) leaving the hall early (d) staring at the ceiling
34. 34.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) leaving the hall early (c) adding doodles (d) checking page 1 only
36. 36.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
37. 37.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) adding doodles (c) checking page 1 only (d) spelling of key terms
39. 39.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
40. 40.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) yes, at random (b) always change twice (c) no, only with a reason (d) yes, change all

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