Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 454 · 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) adding doodles (b) roll number written (c) labels on diagrams (d) question numbers right
2. 2.True or false: “adding doodles” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) question numbers right (c) units in each answer (d) labels on diagrams
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) all parts answered (c) roll number written (d) random answer changes
6. 6.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) rewriting neat pages (c) reworking key sums (d) units in each answer
7. 7.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it in pencil? (b) is it neat? (c) does it make sense? (d) is it long?
8. 8.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) checking page 1 only (c) labels on diagrams (d) leaving the hall early
9. 9.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
10. 10.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) labels on diagrams (b) rewriting neat pages (c) staring at the ceiling (d) checking page 1 only
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) adding doodles (c) all parts answered (d) checking page 1 only
13. 13.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
14. 14.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) chat with others (b) check your answers (c) leave the hall (d) sit and wait
15. 15.True or false: “random answer changes” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) spelling of key terms (c) roll number written (d) all parts answered
18. 18.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
19. 19.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
20. 20.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) leaving the hall early (c) adding doodles (d) question numbers right
23. 23.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “roll number written” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “question numbers right” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave the area as 20, not 20 cm². (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) reworking key sums (c) all parts answered (d) labels on diagrams
28. 28.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
29. 29.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) units in each answer (b) random answer changes (c) rewriting neat pages (d) leaving the hall early
30. 30.True or false: “units in each answer” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) do it the same way (b) guess again (c) add the answer back (d) skip it
32. 32.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) the hall’s colour (b) the weather (c) your friend’s page (d) your name and roll no.
33. 33.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
34. 34.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) staring at the ceiling (c) spelling of key terms (d) rewriting neat pages
35. 35.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) no, only with a reason (b) yes, change all (c) always change twice (d) yes, at random
37. 37.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
38. 38.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) rewriting neat pages (c) roll number written (d) leaving the hall early
40. 40.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True

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