Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 225 · 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: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
3. 3.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) question numbers right (c) staring at the ceiling (d) checking page 1 only
4. 4.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) reworking key sums (b) labels on diagrams (c) roll number written (d) staring at the ceiling
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) leaving the hall early (c) units in each answer (d) random answer changes
6. 6.True or false: “adding doodles” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) guess again (b) skip it (c) add the answer back (d) do it the same way
8. 8.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) units in each answer (c) question numbers right (d) leaving the hall early
10. 10.True or false: “all parts answered” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) adding doodles (c) staring at the ceiling (d) labels on diagrams
12. 12.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “question numbers right” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) the weather (b) your friend’s page (c) your name and roll no. (d) the hall’s colour
15. 15.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
18. 18.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
19. 19.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) staring at the ceiling (c) all parts answered (d) checking page 1 only
20. 20.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
21. 21.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) leaving the hall early (c) spelling of key terms (d) labels on diagrams
23. 23.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
24. 24.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) no, only with a reason (b) yes, change all (c) yes, at random (d) always change twice
25. 25.True or false: “roll number written” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
27. 27.True or false: “units in each answer” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) random answer changes (c) spelling of key terms (d) checking page 1 only
29. 29.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) leaving the hall early (c) rewriting neat pages (d) all parts answered
31. 31.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) rewriting neat pages (c) reworking key sums (d) staring at the ceiling
33. 33.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave one reason when it asked for two. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
34. 34.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
35. 35.True or false: “adding doodles” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
37. 37.True or false: “question numbers right” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
40. 40.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) units in each answer (c) leaving the hall early (d) checking page 1 only

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