Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 402 · 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 of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) all parts answered (c) leaving the hall early (d) random answer changes
2. 2.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it neat? (b) is it long? (c) does it make sense? (d) is it in pencil?
3. 3.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
4. 4.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) checking page 1 only (c) labels on diagrams (d) staring at the ceiling
6. 6.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) random answer changes (c) all parts answered (d) labels on diagrams
8. 8.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) the hall’s colour (b) the weather (c) your name and roll no. (d) your friend’s page
10. 10.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) units in each answer (c) spelling of key terms (d) reworking key sums
11. 11.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) spelling of key terms (c) all parts answered (d) adding doodles
12. 12.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) roll number written (b) spelling of key terms (c) reworking key sums (d) checking page 1 only
13. 13.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) chat with others (b) sit and wait (c) leave the hall (d) check your answers
14. 14.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) spelling of key terms (c) rewriting neat pages (d) reworking key sums
15. 15.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
17. 17.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
21. 21.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) adding doodles (c) units in each answer (d) random answer changes
22. 22.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) question numbers right (b) random answer changes (c) staring at the ceiling (d) rewriting neat pages
24. 24.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
25. 25.True or false: “units in each answer” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) skip it (b) add the answer back (c) do it the same way (d) guess again
27. 27.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) checking page 1 only (c) spelling of key terms (d) random answer changes
29. 29.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
31. 31.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) all parts answered (c) units in each answer (d) staring at the ceiling
33. 33.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) reworking key sums (b) adding doodles (c) rewriting neat pages (d) leaving the hall early
34. 34.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
35. 35.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
37. 37.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
38. 38.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
39. 39.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) always change twice (b) yes, change all (c) no, only with a reason (d) yes, at random
40. 40.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check

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