Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 216 · 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.True or false: “units in each answer” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
3. 3.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) all parts answered (c) reworking key sums (d) question numbers right
4. 4.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) yes, at random (b) yes, change all (c) always change twice (d) no, only with a reason
5. 5.True or false: “random answer changes” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (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 copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
8. 8.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave the area as 20, not 20 cm². (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
10. 10.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) staring at the ceiling (c) roll number written (d) all parts answered
12. 12.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
13. 13.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) labels on diagrams (b) rewriting neat pages (c) random answer changes (d) checking page 1 only
14. 14.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) leaving the hall early (c) all parts answered (d) random answer changes
15. 15.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
16. 16.True or false: “all parts answered” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part
18. 18.True or false: “adding doodles” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) your name and roll no. (b) your friend’s page (c) the hall’s colour (d) the weather
20. 20.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
21. 21.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) rewriting neat pages (c) staring at the ceiling (d) reworking key sums
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) adding doodles (c) labels on diagrams (d) rewriting neat pages
23. 23.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) does it make sense? (b) is it in pencil? (c) is it long? (d) is it neat?
24. 24.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) question numbers right (c) staring at the ceiling (d) adding doodles
26. 26.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
27. 27.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) units in each answer (c) checking page 1 only (d) roll number written
29. 29.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) question numbers right (c) spelling of key terms (d) reworking key sums
31. 31.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) question numbers right (c) adding doodles (d) random answer changes
32. 32.True or false: “units in each answer” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) checking page 1 only (c) rewriting neat pages (d) units in each answer
34. 34.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) guess again (b) add the answer back (c) skip it (d) do it the same way
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) roll number written (c) leaving the hall early (d) units in each answer
36. 36.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) checking page 1 only (c) spelling of key terms (d) random answer changes
39. 39.True or false: “roll number written” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 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 missed part (d) a copying slip

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