Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

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

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