Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 353 · 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) question numbers right (b) labels on diagrams (c) random answer changes (d) all parts answered
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) labels on diagrams (c) staring at the ceiling (d) random answer changes
3. 3.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
4. 4.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) chat with others (b) leave the hall (c) sit and wait (d) check your answers
5. 5.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
6. 6.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it neat? (b) does it make sense? (c) is it in pencil? (d) is it long?
7. 7.True or false: “random answer changes” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) random answer changes (c) rewriting neat pages (d) leaving the hall early
11. 11.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
12. 12.True or false: “adding doodles” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) roll number written (c) question numbers right (d) reworking key sums
14. 14.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) do it the same way (b) skip it (c) guess again (d) add the answer back
15. 15.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
16. 16.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) reworking key sums (b) spelling of key terms (c) adding doodles (d) units in each answer
18. 18.True or false: “all parts answered” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) all parts answered (c) units in each answer (d) leaving the hall early
20. 20.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
21. 21.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) rewriting neat pages (c) labels on diagrams (d) checking page 1 only
22. 22.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
23. 23.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) the hall’s colour (b) your friend’s page (c) the weather (d) your name and roll no.
25. 25.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) roll number written (c) adding doodles (d) checking page 1 only
26. 26.True or false: “question numbers right” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) staring at the ceiling (c) rewriting neat pages (d) question numbers right
28. 28.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) adding doodles (c) all parts answered (d) roll number written
31. 31.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
35. 35.True or false: “roll number written” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) units in each answer (c) staring at the ceiling (d) reworking key sums
38. 38.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) all parts answered (b) rewriting neat pages (c) leaving the hall early (d) random answer changes
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) units in each answer (c) question numbers right (d) spelling of key terms
40. 40.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False

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