Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 428 · 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: “roll number written” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) do it the same way (b) guess again (c) skip it (d) add the answer back
3. 3.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
5. 5.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: “question numbers right” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) check your answers (c) sit and wait (d) chat with others
8. 8.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) labels on diagrams (c) staring at the ceiling (d) reworking key sums
9. 9.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) reworking key sums (b) labels on diagrams (c) roll number written (d) random answer changes
12. 12.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
13. 13.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) rewriting neat pages (c) question numbers right (d) random answer changes
14. 14.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) checking page 1 only (c) units in each answer (d) adding doodles
16. 16.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) units in each answer (c) staring at the ceiling (d) labels on diagrams
18. 18.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) units in each answer (c) all parts answered (d) leaving the hall early
20. 20.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it neat? (b) is it long? (c) is it in pencil? (d) does it make sense?
21. 21.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) spelling of key terms (b) checking page 1 only (c) question numbers right (d) roll number written
22. 22.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) yes, change all (b) no, only with a reason (c) yes, at random (d) always change twice
23. 23.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “random answer changes” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
27. 27.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
29. 29.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) reworking key sums (b) checking page 1 only (c) random answer changes (d) rewriting neat pages
32. 32.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) checking page 1 only (c) units in each answer (d) adding doodles
34. 34.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
35. 35.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
36. 36.True or false: “all parts answered” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
38. 38.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) random answer changes (c) question numbers right (d) spelling of key terms
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) rewriting neat pages (c) units in each answer (d) reworking key sums

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