Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

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

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