Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 4 · 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.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) chat with others (b) check your answers (c) sit and wait (d) leave the hall
2. 2.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
3. 3.✅ 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
4. 4.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) labels on diagrams (b) checking page 1 only (c) random answer changes (d) leaving the hall early
8. 8.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
9. 9.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) question numbers right (b) staring at the ceiling (c) rewriting neat pages (d) leaving the hall early
10. 10.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
13. 13.🔍 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 missing unit (d) a missed part
14. 14.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) guess again (b) skip it (c) do it the same way (d) add the answer back
15. 15.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
18. 18.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) spelling of key terms (b) roll number written (c) rewriting neat pages (d) all parts answered
20. 20.🔍 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
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) all parts answered (c) random answer changes (d) units in each answer
22. 22.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) leaving the hall early (c) random answer changes (d) roll number written
23. 23.✅ 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?
24. 24.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) checking page 1 only (c) all parts answered (d) leaving the hall early
26. 26.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
27. 27.🔍 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 calculation slip (d) a missing unit
28. 28.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) units in each answer (b) checking page 1 only (c) adding doodles (d) random answer changes
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) staring at the ceiling (c) leaving the hall early (d) units in each answer
30. 30.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
31. 31.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) all parts answered (c) leaving the hall early (d) adding doodles
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) reworking key sums (c) labels on diagrams (d) staring at the ceiling
33. 33.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) adding doodles (c) rewriting neat pages (d) leaving the hall early
35. 35.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) random answer changes (c) staring at the ceiling (d) leaving the hall early
37. 37.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) reworking key sums (b) spelling of key terms (c) adding doodles (d) question numbers right
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) labels on diagrams (b) leaving the hall early (c) reworking key sums (d) units in each answer
39. 39.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
40. 40.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True

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