Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 342 · 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: units in each answer? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) rewriting neat pages (c) checking page 1 only (d) units in each answer
3. 3.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) spelling of key terms (c) all parts answered (d) roll number written
5. 5.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) all parts answered (b) leaving the hall early (c) random answer changes (d) adding doodles
6. 6.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
7. 7.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) roll number written (b) adding doodles (c) units in each answer (d) reworking key sums
8. 8.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) checking page 1 only (c) question numbers right (d) rewriting neat pages
9. 9.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
11. 11.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) do it the same way (b) guess again (c) add the answer back (d) skip it
12. 12.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave the area as 20, not 20 cm². (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) spelling of key terms (c) leaving the hall early (d) question numbers right
14. 14.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) rewriting neat pages (c) spelling of key terms (d) leaving the hall early
15. 15.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) labels on diagrams (c) staring at the ceiling (d) leaving the hall early
17. 17.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) staring at the ceiling (c) leaving the hall early (d) units in each answer
18. 18.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “roll number written” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) does it make sense? (b) is it neat? (c) is it long? (d) is it in pencil?
22. 22.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) check your answers (b) leave the hall (c) sit and wait (d) chat with others
23. 23.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
24. 24.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) reworking key sums (c) question numbers right (d) roll number written
25. 25.True or false: “question numbers right” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
27. 27.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) no, only with a reason (b) yes, change all (c) always change twice (d) yes, at random
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) adding doodles (c) staring at the ceiling (d) random answer changes
31. 31.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
32. 32.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part
33. 33.True or false: “adding doodles” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) random answer changes (c) rewriting neat pages (d) roll number written
35. 35.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) reworking key sums (b) rewriting neat pages (c) checking page 1 only (d) leaving the hall early
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) adding doodles (c) staring at the ceiling (d) checking page 1 only
37. 37.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
38. 38.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) roll number written (c) staring at the ceiling (d) labels on diagrams
40. 40.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False

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