Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 276 · 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: “labels on diagrams” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) rewriting neat pages (c) labels on diagrams (d) all parts answered
3. 3.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
4. 4.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) question numbers right (b) reworking key sums (c) random answer changes (d) units in each answer
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) staring at the ceiling (c) spelling of key terms (d) units in each answer
6. 6.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) staring at the ceiling (c) spelling of key terms (d) adding doodles
7. 7.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) units in each answer (c) labels on diagrams (d) checking page 1 only
8. 8.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
10. 10.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
11. 11.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
13. 13.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) sit and wait (b) leave the hall (c) chat with others (d) check your answers
14. 14.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) spelling of key terms (b) labels on diagrams (c) rewriting neat pages (d) reworking key sums
15. 15.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “units in each answer” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) rewriting neat pages (c) checking page 1 only (d) question numbers right
18. 18.✅ 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
19. 19.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) yes, at random (b) always change twice (c) no, only with a reason (d) yes, change all
21. 21.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
22. 22.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) labels on diagrams (c) adding doodles (d) units in each answer
23. 23.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
25. 25.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) labels on diagrams (b) staring at the ceiling (c) all parts answered (d) spelling of key terms
26. 26.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) the hall’s colour (b) the weather (c) your name and roll no. (d) your friend’s page
30. 30.True or false: “adding doodles” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) adding doodles (c) all parts answered (d) roll number written
33. 33.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 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 missed part (d) a calculation slip
35. 35.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
36. 36.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) leaving the hall early (b) spelling of key terms (c) reworking key sums (d) labels on diagrams
37. 37.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
39. 39.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) units in each answer (c) staring at the ceiling (d) checking page 1 only

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