Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 313 · 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: “question numbers right” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) labels on diagrams (c) checking page 1 only (d) spelling of key terms
3. 3.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
6. 6.True or false: “adding doodles” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) leaving the hall early (c) staring at the ceiling (d) all parts answered
8. 8.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
9. 9.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it in pencil? (b) is it long? (c) does it make sense? (d) is it neat?
10. 10.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) spelling of key terms (b) random answer changes (c) labels on diagrams (d) units in each answer
11. 11.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
12. 12.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) labels on diagrams (b) units in each answer (c) adding doodles (d) question numbers right
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) units in each answer (c) all parts answered (d) roll number written
16. 16.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
18. 18.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
19. 19.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
20. 20.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) spelling of key terms (c) rewriting neat pages (d) checking page 1 only
21. 21.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) staring at the ceiling (c) random answer changes (d) reworking key sums
24. 24.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
25. 25.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
26. 26.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) always change twice (b) no, only with a reason (c) yes, at random (d) yes, change all
28. 28.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
29. 29.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part
30. 30.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) your name and roll no. (b) the weather (c) the hall’s colour (d) your friend’s page
31. 31.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) spelling of key terms (b) adding doodles (c) units in each answer (d) question numbers right
32. 32.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
34. 34.🔍 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 missed part (d) a copying slip
35. 35.True or false: “random answer changes” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) leaving the hall early (c) roll number written (d) rewriting neat pages
38. 38.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) rewriting neat pages (c) random answer changes (d) roll number written
39. 39.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) labels on diagrams (b) leaving the hall early (c) all parts answered (d) question numbers right

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