Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 221 · 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: “adding doodles” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “units in each answer” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
4. 4.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) add the answer back (b) skip it (c) guess again (d) do it the same way
5. 5.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) all parts answered (c) labels on diagrams (d) staring at the ceiling
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) reworking key sums (c) labels on diagrams (d) units in each answer
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) roll number written (c) units in each answer (d) checking page 1 only
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) adding doodles (c) leaving the hall early (d) question numbers right
9. 9.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) rewriting neat pages (c) random answer changes (d) reworking key sums
10. 10.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
12. 12.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
14. 14.True or false: “roll number written” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) random answer changes (c) checking page 1 only (d) all parts answered
16. 16.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
17. 17.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
18. 18.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) labels on diagrams (c) roll number written (d) random answer changes
19. 19.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
20. 20.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “question numbers right” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
24. 24.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) units in each answer (c) all parts answered (d) reworking key sums
26. 26.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) chat with others (b) sit and wait (c) check your answers (d) leave the hall
27. 27.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) labels on diagrams (c) random answer changes (d) adding doodles
30. 30.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) spelling of key terms (b) roll number written (c) question numbers right (d) leaving the hall early
31. 31.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.✅ 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?
33. 33.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) spelling of key terms (b) reworking key sums (c) question numbers right (d) rewriting neat pages
34. 34.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
35. 35.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
36. 36.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
37. 37.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
38. 38.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) reworking key sums (b) roll number written (c) adding doodles (d) all parts answered
39. 39.✅ 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
40. 40.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) random answer changes (c) rewriting neat pages (d) roll number written

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