Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 282 · 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.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
2. 2.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) the weather (b) the hall’s colour (c) your name and roll no. (d) your friend’s page
3. 3.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
6. 6.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) spelling of key terms (b) labels on diagrams (c) random answer changes (d) reworking key sums
7. 7.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) do it the same way (b) guess again (c) skip it (d) add the answer back
8. 8.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (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 calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) reworking key sums (c) labels on diagrams (d) roll number written
12. 12.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) always change twice (b) yes, at random (c) yes, change all (d) no, only with a reason
13. 13.True or false: “roll number written” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) reworking key sums (b) staring at the ceiling (c) checking page 1 only (d) adding doodles
15. 15.True or false: “spelling of key terms” 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.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) spelling of key terms (b) staring at the ceiling (c) adding doodles (d) checking page 1 only
19. 19.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) does it make sense? (b) is it in pencil? (c) is it long? (d) is it neat?
20. 20.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) reworking key sums (b) adding doodles (c) spelling of key terms (d) question numbers right
23. 23.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
24. 24.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) units in each answer (c) all parts answered (d) checking page 1 only
27. 27.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
28. 28.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) roll number written (c) labels on diagrams (d) adding doodles
30. 30.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) rewriting neat pages (c) all parts answered (d) adding doodles
31. 31.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
34. 34.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
35. 35.True or false: “random answer changes” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) leaving the hall early (c) labels on diagrams (d) rewriting neat pages
37. 37.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave the area as 20, not 20 cm². (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
38. 38.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) rewriting neat pages (c) spelling of key terms (d) staring at the ceiling
40. 40.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) chat with others (b) sit and wait (c) check your answers (d) leave the hall

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