Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 322 · 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) roll number written (b) labels on diagrams (c) spelling of key terms (d) rewriting neat pages
2. 2.✅ 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
3. 3.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
4. 4.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) chat with others (b) leave the hall (c) check your answers (d) sit and wait
5. 5.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) roll number written (b) question numbers right (c) checking page 1 only (d) labels on diagrams
6. 6.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) leaving the hall early (c) spelling of key terms (d) roll number written
9. 9.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it long? (b) is it in pencil? (c) is it neat? (d) does it make sense?
10. 10.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) roll number written (c) adding doodles (d) leaving the hall early
12. 12.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “question numbers right” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
15. 15.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave the area as 20, not 20 cm². (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
17. 17.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) add the answer back (b) do it the same way (c) skip it (d) guess again
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.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
20. 20.True or false: “units in each answer” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) your friend’s page (b) your name and roll no. (c) the hall’s colour (d) the weather
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) leaving the hall early (c) checking page 1 only (d) adding doodles
23. 23.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) labels on diagrams (b) random answer changes (c) units in each answer (d) question numbers right
25. 25.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) adding doodles (c) rewriting neat pages (d) labels on diagrams
27. 27.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) labels on diagrams (b) staring at the ceiling (c) spelling of key terms (d) units in each answer
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) question numbers right (c) labels on diagrams (d) spelling of key terms
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) all parts answered (c) checking page 1 only (d) units in each answer
30. 30.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
31. 31.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) units in each answer (b) random answer changes (c) checking page 1 only (d) staring at the ceiling
32. 32.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) labels on diagrams (b) leaving the hall early (c) random answer changes (d) rewriting neat pages
34. 34.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
36. 36.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
37. 37.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
38. 38.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) staring at the ceiling (c) adding doodles (d) roll number written
39. 39.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) question numbers right (c) checking page 1 only (d) random answer changes
40. 40.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part

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