Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 381 · 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 copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
3. 3.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) staring at the ceiling (c) labels on diagrams (d) rewriting neat pages
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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) checking page 1 only (c) adding doodles (d) roll number written
7. 7.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) reworking key sums (c) labels on diagrams (d) random answer changes
8. 8.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.✅ 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
10. 10.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) random answer changes (c) labels on diagrams (d) checking page 1 only
11. 11.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
12. 12.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
14. 14.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) your friend’s page (b) your name and roll no. (c) the weather (d) the hall’s colour
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) labels on diagrams (c) spelling of key terms (d) roll number written
16. 16.True or false: “roll number written” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) adding doodles (c) spelling of key terms (d) staring at the ceiling
20. 20.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) do it the same way (b) guess again (c) skip it (d) add the answer back
21. 21.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) does it make sense? (b) is it in pencil? (c) is it neat? (d) is it long?
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) rewriting neat pages (c) staring at the ceiling (d) leaving the hall early
23. 23.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
25. 25.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) question numbers right (b) roll number written (c) labels on diagrams (d) checking page 1 only
27. 27.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) staring at the ceiling (c) rewriting neat pages (d) reworking key sums
28. 28.True or false: “adding doodles” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) question numbers right (c) checking page 1 only (d) random answer changes
30. 30.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) question numbers right (b) units in each answer (c) rewriting neat pages (d) all parts answered
32. 32.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave the area as 20, not 20 cm². (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
34. 34.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
35. 35.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
36. 36.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
37. 37.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “roll number written” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) units in each answer (c) staring at the ceiling (d) random answer changes

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