Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 406 · 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) roll number written (b) spelling of key terms (c) random answer changes (d) question numbers right
2. 2.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
3. 3.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) chat with others (b) sit and wait (c) leave the hall (d) check your answers
4. 4.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) roll number written (b) reworking key sums (c) units in each answer (d) adding doodles
5. 5.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
6. 6.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “units in each answer” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it in pencil? (b) does it make sense? (c) is it neat? (d) is it long?
9. 9.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) adding doodles (c) random answer changes (d) reworking key sums
10. 10.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) your name and roll no. (b) your friend’s page (c) the hall’s colour (d) the weather
11. 11.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
13. 13.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) labels on diagrams (b) leaving the hall early (c) random answer changes (d) rewriting neat pages
14. 14.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) no, only with a reason (b) yes, at random (c) yes, change all (d) always change twice
15. 15.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
16. 16.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) labels on diagrams (b) reworking key sums (c) rewriting neat pages (d) roll number written
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.🔍 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 copying slip (d) a missed part
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) rewriting neat pages (c) checking page 1 only (d) all parts answered
20. 20.True or false: “random answer changes” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “question numbers right” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
25. 25.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
26. 26.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) checking page 1 only (c) roll number written (d) staring at the ceiling
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 of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) leaving the hall early (c) adding doodles (d) all parts answered
31. 31.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave one reason when it asked for two. (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
33. 33.🔍 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
34. 34.🔍 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
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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) all parts answered (c) units in each answer (d) question numbers right
37. 37.True or false: “question numbers right” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “adding doodles” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip

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