Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 231 · 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 answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) roll number written (c) units in each answer (d) rewriting neat pages
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) leaving the hall early (c) rewriting neat pages (d) question numbers right
4. 4.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
5. 5.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) leaving the hall early (c) random answer changes (d) spelling of key terms
6. 6.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) no, only with a reason (b) yes, change all (c) always change twice (d) yes, at random
7. 7.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “random answer changes” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) question numbers right (c) all parts answered (d) units in each answer
10. 10.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave the area as 20, not 20 cm². (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) units in each answer (c) leaving the hall early (d) rewriting neat pages
13. 13.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) staring at the ceiling (c) all parts answered (d) adding doodles
15. 15.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
16. 16.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
17. 17.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) rewriting neat pages (c) staring at the ceiling (d) units in each answer
19. 19.True or false: “question numbers right” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
21. 21.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) leaving the hall early (c) rewriting neat pages (d) roll number written
24. 24.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) roll number written (c) rewriting neat pages (d) spelling of key terms
25. 25.✅ 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
26. 26.True or false: “roll number written” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
28. 28.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
29. 29.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) reworking key sums (c) staring at the ceiling (d) question numbers right
30. 30.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) roll number written (c) rewriting neat pages (d) random answer changes
32. 32.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it long? (b) is it in pencil? (c) is it neat? (d) does it make sense?
33. 33.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
35. 35.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
36. 36.True or false: “units in each answer” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) sit and wait (c) check your answers (d) chat with others
38. 38.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
39. 39.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
40. 40.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check

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