Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

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

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