Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 426 · 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.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) rewriting neat pages (c) checking page 1 only (d) units in each answer
4. 4.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
5. 5.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) random answer changes (c) leaving the hall early (d) all parts answered
7. 7.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) check your answers (c) sit and wait (d) chat with others
10. 10.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave the area as 20, not 20 cm². (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) checking page 1 only (c) units in each answer (d) labels on diagrams
12. 12.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
13. 13.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) random answer changes (c) staring at the ceiling (d) units in each answer
14. 14.True or false: “adding doodles” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) labels on diagrams (b) spelling of key terms (c) rewriting neat pages (d) reworking key sums
16. 16.True or false: “random answer changes” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it neat? (b) does it make sense? (c) is it long? (d) is it in pencil?
18. 18.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.✅ 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
20. 20.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) roll number written (c) leaving the hall early (d) units in each answer
21. 21.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
22. 22.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
23. 23.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) your friend’s page (b) your name and roll no. (c) the weather (d) the hall’s colour
24. 24.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) random answer changes (c) spelling of key terms (d) reworking key sums
28. 28.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) question numbers right (b) labels on diagrams (c) random answer changes (d) roll number written
29. 29.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
31. 31.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) guess again (b) do it the same way (c) skip it (d) add the answer back
32. 32.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) leaving the hall early (c) random answer changes (d) reworking key sums
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) staring at the ceiling (c) roll number written (d) rewriting neat pages
35. 35.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
36. 36.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “units in each answer” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
39. 39.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) roll number written (b) staring at the ceiling (c) rewriting neat pages (d) checking page 1 only
40. 40.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) random answer changes (c) labels on diagrams (d) adding doodles

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