Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 382 · 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 copying slip. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) adding doodles (c) leaving the hall early (d) spelling of key terms
3. 3.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) chat with others (b) sit and wait (c) check your answers (d) leave the hall
4. 4.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) labels on diagrams (b) roll number written (c) reworking key sums (d) checking page 1 only
5. 5.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) checking page 1 only (c) staring at the ceiling (d) leaving the hall early
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) roll number written (c) leaving the hall early (d) checking page 1 only
8. 8.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) labels on diagrams (c) adding doodles (d) rewriting neat pages
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) labels on diagrams (b) question numbers right (c) roll number written (d) staring at the ceiling
12. 12.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) always change twice (b) yes, at random (c) no, only with a reason (d) yes, change all
13. 13.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
14. 14.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
15. 15.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
16. 16.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.✅ 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
18. 18.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) leaving the hall early (c) spelling of key terms (d) checking page 1 only
19. 19.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) spelling of key terms (c) rewriting neat pages (d) units in each answer
21. 21.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
22. 22.🔍 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
23. 23.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
24. 24.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
25. 25.True or false: “units in each answer” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) leaving the hall early (c) checking page 1 only (d) labels on diagrams
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) units in each answer (c) random answer changes (d) staring at the ceiling
28. 28.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) question numbers right (b) staring at the ceiling (c) rewriting neat pages (d) checking page 1 only
29. 29.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) skip it (b) guess again (c) add the answer back (d) do it the same way
30. 30.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) adding doodles (c) reworking key sums (d) checking page 1 only
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.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it long? (b) does it make sense? (c) is it in pencil? (d) is it neat?
33. 33.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) checking page 1 only (c) staring at the ceiling (d) reworking key sums
35. 35.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) spelling of key terms (b) reworking key sums (c) adding doodles (d) question numbers right
37. 37.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) checking page 1 only (c) rewriting neat pages (d) roll number written
38. 38.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
39. 39.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “adding doodles” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True

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