Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 464 · 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 of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) adding doodles (c) units in each answer (d) staring at the ceiling
2. 2.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) roll number written (c) labels on diagrams (d) adding doodles
4. 4.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) spelling of key terms (b) rewriting neat pages (c) staring at the ceiling (d) adding doodles
5. 5.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) all parts answered (c) staring at the ceiling (d) question numbers right
7. 7.True or false: “all parts answered” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) the weather (b) your name and roll no. (c) the hall’s colour (d) your friend’s page
9. 9.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it neat? (b) is it long? (c) does it make sense? (d) is it in pencil?
10. 10.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) reworking key sums (c) rewriting neat pages (d) spelling of key terms
12. 12.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) reworking key sums (c) leaving the hall early (d) all parts answered
13. 13.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) chat with others (c) sit and wait (d) check your answers
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) labels on diagrams (c) units in each answer (d) all parts answered
15. 15.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
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.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
21. 21.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
22. 22.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
23. 23.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “question numbers right” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
26. 26.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) adding doodles (c) checking page 1 only (d) rewriting neat pages
28. 28.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) spelling of key terms (b) labels on diagrams (c) rewriting neat pages (d) roll number written
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) checking page 1 only (c) question numbers right (d) random answer changes
30. 30.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) units in each answer (c) random answer changes (d) rewriting neat pages
33. 33.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) roll number written (c) rewriting neat pages (d) random answer changes
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) leaving the hall early (c) all parts answered (d) adding doodles
35. 35.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) rewriting neat pages (c) reworking key sums (d) random answer changes
36. 36.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
37. 37.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) do it the same way (b) skip it (c) guess again (d) add the answer back
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) question numbers right (c) checking page 1 only (d) units in each answer
40. 40.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) labels on diagrams (b) spelling of key terms (c) random answer changes (d) roll number written

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