Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 321 · 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.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) spelling of key terms (b) roll number written (c) leaving the hall early (d) reworking key sums
2. 2.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) checking page 1 only (c) question numbers right (d) rewriting neat pages
3. 3.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) random answer changes (c) staring at the ceiling (d) labels on diagrams
4. 4.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it neat? (b) is it in pencil? (c) does it make sense? (d) is it long?
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) adding doodles (c) leaving the hall early (d) labels on diagrams
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) labels on diagrams (b) rewriting neat pages (c) reworking key sums (d) roll number written
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) labels on diagrams (b) roll number written (c) question numbers right (d) leaving the hall early
8. 8.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) question numbers right (c) staring at the ceiling (d) random answer changes
10. 10.True or false: “units in each answer” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) your friend’s page (b) the weather (c) the hall’s colour (d) your name and roll no.
12. 12.🔍 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
13. 13.True or false: “random answer changes” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
15. 15.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
17. 17.True or false: “random answer changes” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) yes, at random (b) no, only with a reason (c) yes, change all (d) always change twice
19. 19.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “adding doodles” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “all parts answered” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
23. 23.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) spelling of key terms (c) all parts answered (d) staring at the ceiling
25. 25.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
26. 26.True or false: “question numbers right” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) check your answers (b) sit and wait (c) leave the hall (d) chat with others
28. 28.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
30. 30.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave the area as 20, not 20 cm². (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
31. 31.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” 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 copying slip. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) roll number written (b) all parts answered (c) spelling of key terms (d) rewriting neat pages
34. 34.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
35. 35.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) adding doodles (c) all parts answered (d) roll number written
37. 37.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) spelling of key terms (b) rewriting neat pages (c) leaving the hall early (d) checking page 1 only
38. 38.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave one reason when it asked for two. (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
39. 39.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
40. 40.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True

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