Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 361 · 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 smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) rewriting neat pages (c) question numbers right (d) random answer changes
2. 2.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
3. 3.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) random answer changes (c) reworking key sums (d) checking page 1 only
5. 5.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
7. 7.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) question numbers right (b) reworking key sums (c) adding doodles (d) all parts answered
9. 9.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) all parts answered (c) staring at the ceiling (d) question numbers right
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) question numbers right (c) labels on diagrams (d) reworking key sums
11. 11.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) spelling of key terms (c) rewriting neat pages (d) staring at the ceiling
12. 12.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) rewriting neat pages (c) leaving the hall early (d) units in each answer
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) roll number written (c) random answer changes (d) labels on diagrams
16. 16.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
17. 17.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) reworking key sums (c) adding doodles (d) random answer changes
18. 18.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) roll number written (c) spelling of key terms (d) checking page 1 only
19. 19.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
20. 20.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
21. 21.✅ 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.
22. 22.True or false: “roll number written” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) random answer changes (c) leaving the hall early (d) labels on diagrams
25. 25.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) sit and wait (c) chat with others (d) check your answers
28. 28.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
29. 29.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) always change twice (b) no, only with a reason (c) yes, at random (d) yes, change all
30. 30.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) units in each answer (b) staring at the ceiling (c) adding doodles (d) random answer changes
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) adding doodles (c) units in each answer (d) all parts answered
32. 32.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
34. 34.✅ 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
35. 35.True or false: “units in each answer” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) units in each answer (c) checking page 1 only (d) all parts answered
37. 37.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) random answer changes (c) spelling of key terms (d) adding doodles
40. 40.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip

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