Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 357 · 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.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) roll number written (b) rewriting neat pages (c) adding doodles (d) random answer changes
3. 3.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “question numbers right” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
7. 7.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) reworking key sums (c) units in each answer (d) leaving the hall early
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) adding doodles (c) roll number written (d) staring at the ceiling
10. 10.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) check your answers (c) sit and wait (d) chat with others
11. 11.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) rewriting neat pages (c) random answer changes (d) reworking key sums
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) adding doodles (c) staring at the ceiling (d) labels on diagrams
14. 14.True or false: “all parts answered” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) yes, change all (b) no, only with a reason (c) always change twice (d) yes, at random
17. 17.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) reworking key sums (b) checking page 1 only (c) question numbers right (d) all parts answered
19. 19.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) reworking key sums (c) all parts answered (d) spelling of key terms
22. 22.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) random answer changes (c) staring at the ceiling (d) spelling of key terms
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) question numbers right (c) reworking key sums (d) all parts answered
24. 24.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
25. 25.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) units in each answer (c) random answer changes (d) leaving the hall early
26. 26.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) question numbers right (b) leaving the hall early (c) rewriting neat pages (d) checking page 1 only
29. 29.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) rewriting neat pages (c) question numbers right (d) roll number written
31. 31.🔍 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
32. 32.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
33. 33.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) leaving the hall early (c) random answer changes (d) all parts answered
34. 34.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
36. 36.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
37. 37.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
38. 38.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
39. 39.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) add the answer back (b) skip it (c) do it the same way (d) guess again

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