Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 359 · 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: question numbers right? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
2. 2.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) always change twice (b) yes, at random (c) yes, change all (d) no, only with a reason
4. 4.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it in pencil? (b) does it make sense? (c) is it neat? (d) is it long?
5. 5.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
6. 6.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
8. 8.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) rewriting neat pages (c) units in each answer (d) staring at the ceiling
10. 10.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) roll number written (b) reworking key sums (c) checking page 1 only (d) spelling of key terms
11. 11.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) staring at the ceiling (c) roll number written (d) units in each answer
13. 13.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) staring at the ceiling (c) question numbers right (d) leaving the hall early
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) leaving the hall early (c) rewriting neat pages (d) spelling of key terms
16. 16.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
17. 17.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
18. 18.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) adding doodles (b) spelling of key terms (c) roll number written (d) question numbers right
20. 20.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) skip it (b) do it the same way (c) add the answer back (d) guess again
21. 21.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part
23. 23.True or false: “adding doodles” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) check your answers (b) chat with others (c) leave the hall (d) sit and wait
25. 25.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) question numbers right (b) rewriting neat pages (c) adding doodles (d) staring at the ceiling
26. 26.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) rewriting neat pages (c) checking page 1 only (d) roll number written
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) roll number written (c) units in each answer (d) adding doodles
28. 28.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
30. 30.True or false: “all parts answered” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
32. 32.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) the weather (b) the hall’s colour (c) your friend’s page (d) your name and roll no.
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) adding doodles (c) roll number written (d) checking page 1 only
34. 34.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) labels on diagrams (c) all parts answered (d) checking page 1 only
36. 36.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
37. 37.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave one reason when it asked for two. (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
38. 38.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
39. 39.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave the area as 20, not 20 cm². (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) rewriting neat pages (c) leaving the hall early (d) checking page 1 only

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