Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 333 · 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) units in each answer (c) all parts answered (d) checking page 1 only
2. 2.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) leaving the hall early (b) labels on diagrams (c) roll number written (d) spelling of key terms
4. 4.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it in pencil? (b) is it neat? (c) is it long? (d) does it make sense?
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) checking page 1 only (c) all parts answered (d) adding doodles
7. 7.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) rewriting neat pages (c) leaving the hall early (d) spelling of key terms
8. 8.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) no, only with a reason (b) yes, at random (c) always change twice (d) yes, change all
10. 10.True or false: “units in each answer” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
12. 12.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
13. 13.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 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
15. 15.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) question numbers right (c) rewriting neat pages (d) units in each answer
17. 17.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave one reason when it asked for two. (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
20. 20.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
21. 21.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) random answer changes (b) question numbers right (c) spelling of key terms (d) all parts answered
22. 22.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
24. 24.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
25. 25.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 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
27. 27.🔍 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
28. 28.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) your friend’s page (b) the hall’s colour (c) the weather (d) your name and roll no.
29. 29.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) spelling of key terms (b) units in each answer (c) roll number written (d) adding doodles
32. 32.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) units in each answer (b) adding doodles (c) random answer changes (d) leaving the hall early
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) units in each answer (c) spelling of key terms (d) leaving the hall early
34. 34.True or false: “all parts answered” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) reworking key sums (c) staring at the ceiling (d) random answer changes
37. 37.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) units in each answer (c) rewriting neat pages (d) leaving the hall early
39. 39.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) check your answers (b) sit and wait (c) leave the hall (d) chat with others
40. 40.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time

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