Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 356 · 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 is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it long? (b) does it make sense? (c) is it in pencil? (d) is it neat?
2. 2.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “all parts answered” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) adding doodles (c) labels on diagrams (d) rewriting neat pages
5. 5.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) yes, at random (b) no, only with a reason (c) always change twice (d) yes, change all
6. 6.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
7. 7.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
9. 9.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) random answer changes (b) roll number written (c) all parts answered (d) reworking key sums
10. 10.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) adding doodles (c) question numbers right (d) rewriting neat pages
11. 11.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
12. 12.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) random answer changes (c) spelling of key terms (d) adding doodles
14. 14.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) leaving the hall early (c) random answer changes (d) rewriting neat pages
16. 16.True or false: “roll number written” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) units in each answer (c) labels on diagrams (d) staring at the ceiling
18. 18.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave one reason when it asked for two. (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
20. 20.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
21. 21.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave the area as 20, not 20 cm². (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
23. 23.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
25. 25.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) chat with others (c) check your answers (d) sit and wait
26. 26.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) random answer changes (c) checking page 1 only (d) all parts answered
27. 27.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) leaving the hall early (b) spelling of key terms (c) roll number written (d) labels on diagrams
28. 28.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
29. 29.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
32. 32.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) adding doodles (c) roll number written (d) staring at the ceiling
33. 33.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
34. 34.🔍 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
35. 35.True or false: “adding doodles” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) roll number written (c) units in each answer (d) reworking key sums
37. 37.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
38. 38.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
39. 39.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
40. 40.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True

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