Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 348 · 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: leaving the hall early? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
2. 2.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) random answer changes (b) spelling of key terms (c) units in each answer (d) roll number written
3. 3.✅ 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?
4. 4.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) yes, at random (b) yes, change all (c) no, only with a reason (d) always change twice
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) random answer changes (c) adding doodles (d) labels on diagrams
6. 6.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
7. 7.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
8. 8.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
9. 9.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) rewriting neat pages (c) spelling of key terms (d) staring at the ceiling
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) leaving the hall early (c) reworking key sums (d) staring at the ceiling
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) rewriting neat pages (c) random answer changes (d) question numbers right
12. 12.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
13. 13.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part
14. 14.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave the area as 20, not 20 cm². (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
15. 15.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) random answer changes (c) staring at the ceiling (d) labels on diagrams
16. 16.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) adding doodles (c) staring at the ceiling (d) question numbers right
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) roll number written (c) units in each answer (d) random answer changes
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) reworking key sums (c) all parts answered (d) rewriting neat pages
19. 19.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) the weather (b) the hall’s colour (c) your name and roll no. (d) your friend’s page
20. 20.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) do it the same way (b) skip it (c) add the answer back (d) guess again
22. 22.🔍 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 missing unit (d) a calculation slip
23. 23.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
24. 24.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
25. 25.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part
26. 26.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) all parts answered (c) staring at the ceiling (d) question numbers right
29. 29.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “units in each answer” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) random answer changes (c) checking page 1 only (d) all parts answered
35. 35.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
36. 36.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) labels on diagrams (b) rewriting neat pages (c) question numbers right (d) reworking key sums
37. 37.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False

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