Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 394 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) units in each answer (c) random answer changes (d) rewriting neat pages
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) adding doodles (c) reworking key sums (d) staring at the ceiling
3. 3.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) labels on diagrams (b) reworking key sums (c) spelling of key terms (d) random answer changes
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) staring at the ceiling (c) adding doodles (d) random answer changes
5. 5.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
7. 7.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) rewriting neat pages (c) question numbers right (d) spelling of key terms
9. 9.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
10. 10.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) yes, at random (b) always change twice (c) yes, change all (d) no, only with a reason
11. 11.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) spelling of key terms (b) checking page 1 only (c) labels on diagrams (d) question numbers right
14. 14.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
15. 15.🔍 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
16. 16.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) units in each answer (c) rewriting neat pages (d) checking page 1 only
17. 17.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) units in each answer (c) labels on diagrams (d) staring at the ceiling
18. 18.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
19. 19.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “question numbers right” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 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
22. 22.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) spelling of key terms (c) rewriting neat pages (d) adding doodles
23. 23.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) chat with others (b) sit and wait (c) leave the hall (d) check your answers
24. 24.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
27. 27.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) leaving the hall early (c) all parts answered (d) random answer changes
29. 29.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
30. 30.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) roll number written (c) random answer changes (d) staring at the ceiling
32. 32.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) leaving the hall early (b) units in each answer (c) all parts answered (d) spelling of key terms
33. 33.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) leaving the hall early (c) random answer changes (d) roll number written
34. 34.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) does it make sense? (b) is it long? (c) is it neat? (d) is it in pencil?
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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) spelling of key terms (c) staring at the ceiling (d) adding doodles
37. 37.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
38. 38.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) labels on diagrams (c) checking page 1 only (d) random answer changes
39. 39.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave the area as 20, not 20 cm². (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit

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