Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

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

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