Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 398 · 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 wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “units in each answer” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) roll number written (c) all parts answered (d) random answer changes
4. 4.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it neat? (b) is it in pencil? (c) does it make sense? (d) is it long?
5. 5.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) adding doodles (c) checking page 1 only (d) reworking key sums
6. 6.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave the area as 20, not 20 cm². (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) all parts answered (c) random answer changes (d) adding doodles
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) staring at the ceiling (c) all parts answered (d) labels on diagrams
9. 9.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) spelling of key terms (c) all parts answered (d) leaving the hall early
11. 11.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
12. 12.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
13. 13.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
14. 14.🔍 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
15. 15.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “question numbers right” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) adding doodles (c) roll number written (d) leaving the hall early
19. 19.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) all parts answered (b) checking page 1 only (c) adding doodles (d) rewriting neat pages
21. 21.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave one reason when it asked for two. (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
24. 24.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) question numbers right (b) leaving the hall early (c) adding doodles (d) rewriting neat pages
25. 25.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
27. 27.True or false: “adding doodles” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) do it the same way (b) add the answer back (c) guess again (d) skip it
29. 29.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.✅ 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
31. 31.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) labels on diagrams (c) roll number written (d) units in each answer
32. 32.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
33. 33.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) reworking key sums (b) units in each answer (c) random answer changes (d) all parts answered
34. 34.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) staring at the ceiling (c) rewriting neat pages (d) units in each answer
35. 35.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) leaving the hall early (c) question numbers right (d) spelling of key terms
36. 36.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) checking page 1 only (c) labels on diagrams (d) spelling of key terms
37. 37.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) labels on diagrams (b) adding doodles (c) roll number written (d) units in each answer
39. 39.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) always change twice (b) no, only with a reason (c) yes, change all (d) yes, at random
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) labels on diagrams (b) reworking key sums (c) checking page 1 only (d) roll number written

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