Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 443 · 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: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part
3. 3.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) rewriting neat pages (c) random answer changes (d) all parts answered
4. 4.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
5. 5.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) labels on diagrams (b) leaving the hall early (c) rewriting neat pages (d) random answer changes
7. 7.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) spelling of key terms (b) leaving the hall early (c) random answer changes (d) checking page 1 only
8. 8.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) does it make sense? (b) is it in pencil? (c) is it long? (d) is it neat?
9. 9.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) reworking key sums (b) roll number written (c) spelling of key terms (d) adding doodles
10. 10.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) question numbers right (b) spelling of key terms (c) all parts answered (d) staring at the ceiling
11. 11.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) question numbers right (b) checking page 1 only (c) rewriting neat pages (d) staring at the ceiling
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.True or false: “question numbers right” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “units in each answer” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) the hall’s colour (b) your friend’s page (c) your name and roll no. (d) the weather
16. 16.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) leaving the hall early (b) labels on diagrams (c) reworking key sums (d) roll number written
17. 17.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) check your answers (b) chat with others (c) sit and wait (d) leave the hall
18. 18.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
21. 21.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) question numbers right (b) rewriting neat pages (c) labels on diagrams (d) units in each answer
22. 22.True or false: “all parts answered” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) reworking key sums (c) checking page 1 only (d) adding doodles
26. 26.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
28. 28.True or false: “adding doodles” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
30. 30.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) checking page 1 only (c) reworking key sums (d) adding doodles
32. 32.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
33. 33.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part
34. 34.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) checking page 1 only (c) rewriting neat pages (d) units in each answer
38. 38.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) always change twice (b) no, only with a reason (c) yes, change all (d) yes, at random
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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