Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 375 · 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: all parts answered? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
2. 2.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) reworking key sums (c) rewriting neat pages (d) all parts answered
3. 3.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it in pencil? (b) is it long? (c) does it make sense? (d) is it neat?
5. 5.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
6. 6.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
7. 7.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) leaving the hall early (c) checking page 1 only (d) units in each answer
8. 8.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
9. 9.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) labels on diagrams (c) rewriting neat pages (d) checking page 1 only
12. 12.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) leaving the hall early (c) adding doodles (d) reworking key sums
14. 14.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
15. 15.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) leaving the hall early (c) adding doodles (d) labels on diagrams
16. 16.True or false: “units in each answer” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
19. 19.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) check your answers (b) leave the hall (c) chat with others (d) sit and wait
20. 20.True or false: “all parts answered” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) your name and roll no. (b) the hall’s colour (c) the weather (d) your friend’s page
22. 22.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) skip it (b) do it the same way (c) guess again (d) add the answer back
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) random answer changes (c) labels on diagrams (d) roll number written
24. 24.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) adding doodles (b) labels on diagrams (c) spelling of key terms (d) question numbers right
25. 25.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
26. 26.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) spelling of key terms (c) reworking key sums (d) roll number written
30. 30.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) leaving the hall early (c) labels on diagrams (d) reworking key sums
32. 32.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
33. 33.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) rewriting neat pages (c) staring at the ceiling (d) checking page 1 only
36. 36.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) random answer changes (c) question numbers right (d) adding doodles
37. 37.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) random answer changes (c) leaving the hall early (d) spelling of key terms
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) leaving the hall early (c) units in each answer (d) staring at the ceiling
40. 40.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check

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