Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 368 · 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.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) your friend’s page (b) the weather (c) your name and roll no. (d) the hall’s colour
2. 2.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
3. 3.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
4. 4.True or false: “roll number written” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) checking page 1 only (c) rewriting neat pages (d) reworking key sums
6. 6.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) spelling of key terms (b) all parts answered (c) random answer changes (d) question numbers right
7. 7.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it long? (b) is it neat? (c) does it make sense? (d) is it in pencil?
9. 9.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.✅ 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
11. 11.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part
12. 12.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) labels on diagrams (b) units in each answer (c) reworking key sums (d) leaving the hall early
13. 13.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) random answer changes (c) reworking key sums (d) rewriting neat pages
14. 14.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) adding doodles (c) checking page 1 only (d) labels on diagrams
15. 15.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) guess again (b) skip it (c) add the answer back (d) do it the same way
16. 16.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
17. 17.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
18. 18.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
19. 19.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
21. 21.🔍 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 missing unit (d) a missed part
22. 22.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a copying slip. (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) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) check your answers (b) sit and wait (c) chat with others (d) leave the hall
27. 27.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
29. 29.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) rewriting neat pages (c) roll number written (d) labels on diagrams
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) labels on diagrams (b) reworking key sums (c) checking page 1 only (d) roll number written
31. 31.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
32. 32.True or false: “roll number written” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
34. 34.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) question numbers right (c) adding doodles (d) checking page 1 only
35. 35.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
37. 37.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
38. 38.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) labels on diagrams (b) units in each answer (c) adding doodles (d) spelling of key terms
39. 39.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
40. 40.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False

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