Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 264 · 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: “reworking key sums” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) roll number written (b) labels on diagrams (c) all parts answered (d) checking page 1 only
4. 4.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) always change twice (b) yes, change all (c) no, only with a reason (d) yes, at random
5. 5.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
6. 6.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) random answer changes (c) rewriting neat pages (d) spelling of key terms
7. 7.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) labels on diagrams (b) roll number written (c) staring at the ceiling (d) spelling of key terms
8. 8.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
9. 9.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) skip it (b) add the answer back (c) guess again (d) do it the same way
11. 11.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) roll number written (c) units in each answer (d) random answer changes
12. 12.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) checking page 1 only (c) leaving the hall early (d) labels on diagrams
14. 14.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it in pencil? (b) is it neat? (c) does it make sense? (d) is it long?
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) labels on diagrams (b) leaving the hall early (c) rewriting neat pages (d) random answer changes
16. 16.🔍 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
17. 17.True or false: “roll number written” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) roll number written (b) leaving the hall early (c) reworking key sums (d) labels on diagrams
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) adding doodles (c) units in each answer (d) all parts answered
20. 20.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) all parts answered (b) rewriting neat pages (c) staring at the ceiling (d) random answer changes
23. 23.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) the hall’s colour (b) your name and roll no. (c) the weather (d) your friend’s page
24. 24.True or false: “units in each answer” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) adding doodles (c) spelling of key terms (d) leaving the hall early
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) labels on diagrams (b) leaving the hall early (c) reworking key sums (d) question numbers right
27. 27.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) reworking key sums (b) adding doodles (c) rewriting neat pages (d) random answer changes
29. 29.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
30. 30.🔍 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
31. 31.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) leaving the hall early (c) checking page 1 only (d) all parts answered
33. 33.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) random answer changes (c) question numbers right (d) roll number written
35. 35.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) rewriting neat pages (c) units in each answer (d) staring at the ceiling
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) labels on diagrams (b) rewriting neat pages (c) roll number written (d) units in each answer
38. 38.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) check your answers (b) chat with others (c) sit and wait (d) leave the hall
39. 39.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) staring at the ceiling (c) rewriting neat pages (d) question numbers right

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