Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 432 · 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.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) question numbers right (c) all parts answered (d) roll number written
3. 3.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) rewriting neat pages (c) leaving the hall early (d) roll number written
6. 6.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
7. 7.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) yes, change all (b) no, only with a reason (c) always change twice (d) yes, at random
9. 9.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
10. 10.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
11. 11.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) skip it (b) do it the same way (c) add the answer back (d) guess again
12. 12.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) leaving the hall early (c) rewriting neat pages (d) reworking key sums
14. 14.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) the weather (b) your friend’s page (c) your name and roll no. (d) the hall’s colour
15. 15.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) rewriting neat pages (c) labels on diagrams (d) spelling of key terms
17. 17.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) question numbers right (b) checking page 1 only (c) leaving the hall early (d) adding doodles
19. 19.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) leaving the hall early (c) spelling of key terms (d) random answer changes
20. 20.True or false: “units in each answer” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) roll number written (b) question numbers right (c) spelling of key terms (d) leaving the hall early
22. 22.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) all parts answered (c) checking page 1 only (d) random answer changes
23. 23.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) staring at the ceiling (c) labels on diagrams (d) units in each answer
25. 25.True or false: “units in each answer” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
27. 27.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) leaving the hall early (c) adding doodles (d) units in each answer
30. 30.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
31. 31.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
32. 32.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part
33. 33.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) random answer changes (b) question numbers right (c) roll number written (d) labels on diagrams
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) all parts answered (c) roll number written (d) question numbers right
35. 35.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
36. 36.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
37. 37.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) reworking key sums (c) question numbers right (d) spelling of key terms
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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