Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 410 · 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) leaving the hall early (b) checking page 1 only (c) spelling of key terms (d) staring at the ceiling
2. 2.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
3. 3.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) sit and wait (b) chat with others (c) leave the hall (d) check your answers
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) spelling of key terms (c) reworking key sums (d) units in each answer
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) adding doodles (c) random answer changes (d) units in each answer
6. 6.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) your friend’s page (b) the hall’s colour (c) your name and roll no. (d) the weather
7. 7.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) labels on diagrams (c) random answer changes (d) reworking key sums
9. 9.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
11. 11.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) skip it (b) guess again (c) add the answer back (d) do it the same way
12. 12.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “units in each answer” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
15. 15.✅ 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?
16. 16.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) no, only with a reason (b) always change twice (c) yes, at random (d) yes, change all
17. 17.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) adding doodles (c) units in each answer (d) staring at the ceiling
19. 19.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) reworking key sums (c) checking page 1 only (d) random answer changes
20. 20.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) spelling of key terms (c) leaving the hall early (d) checking page 1 only
21. 21.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) adding doodles (c) question numbers right (d) random answer changes
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) roll number written (c) checking page 1 only (d) staring at the ceiling
23. 23.True or false: “all parts answered” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) labels on diagrams (c) question numbers right (d) checking page 1 only
25. 25.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
26. 26.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) labels on diagrams (b) units in each answer (c) question numbers right (d) adding doodles
28. 28.True or false: “question numbers right” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
30. 30.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) adding doodles (b) labels on diagrams (c) question numbers right (d) all parts answered
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) adding doodles (c) rewriting neat pages (d) random answer changes
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) checking page 1 only (c) all parts answered (d) rewriting neat pages
33. 33.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “roll number written” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) reworking key sums (c) spelling of key terms (d) units in each answer
36. 36.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 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: units in each answer? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
38. 38.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False

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