Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 343 · 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 smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) random answer changes (c) labels on diagrams (d) staring at the ceiling
2. 2.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) staring at the ceiling (c) leaving the hall early (d) all parts answered
4. 4.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) chat with others (c) check your answers (d) sit and wait
5. 5.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) labels on diagrams (b) rewriting neat pages (c) spelling of key terms (d) units in each answer
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) rewriting neat pages (c) adding doodles (d) random answer changes
8. 8.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) units in each answer (c) adding doodles (d) checking page 1 only
11. 11.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
12. 12.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) reworking key sums (c) adding doodles (d) question numbers right
15. 15.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
17. 17.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it in pencil? (b) is it neat? (c) does it make sense? (d) is it long?
19. 19.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) roll number written (b) rewriting neat pages (c) leaving the hall early (d) adding doodles
20. 20.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
21. 21.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) yes, change all (b) always change twice (c) yes, at random (d) no, only with a reason
22. 22.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) reworking key sums (b) staring at the ceiling (c) random answer changes (d) adding doodles
23. 23.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) labels on diagrams (c) spelling of key terms (d) units in each answer
25. 25.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
26. 26.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) question numbers right (b) leaving the hall early (c) rewriting neat pages (d) random answer changes
28. 28.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) labels on diagrams (c) spelling of key terms (d) rewriting neat pages
30. 30.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) guess again (b) skip it (c) add the answer back (d) do it the same way
31. 31.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
32. 32.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) your friend’s page (b) the weather (c) your name and roll no. (d) the hall’s colour
34. 34.True or false: “question numbers right” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
37. 37.True or false: “random answer changes” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave one reason when it asked for two. (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part
40. 40.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time

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