Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 476 · 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 the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “question numbers right” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) chat with others (b) leave the hall (c) check your answers (d) sit and wait
5. 5.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it long? (b) does it make sense? (c) is it neat? (d) is it in pencil?
6. 6.True or false: “random answer changes” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
8. 8.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
9. 9.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) rewriting neat pages (c) random answer changes (d) leaving the hall early
11. 11.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
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.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
14. 14.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
15. 15.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) guess again (b) skip it (c) add the answer back (d) do it the same way
17. 17.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
18. 18.True or false: “units in each answer” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) adding doodles (b) all parts answered (c) labels on diagrams (d) units in each answer
20. 20.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) labels on diagrams (c) roll number written (d) checking page 1 only
23. 23.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) spelling of key terms (b) units in each answer (c) roll number written (d) checking page 1 only
24. 24.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
25. 25.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) spelling of key terms (c) leaving the hall early (d) rewriting neat pages
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) leaving the hall early (c) spelling of key terms (d) random answer changes
28. 28.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) staring at the ceiling (c) adding doodles (d) all parts answered
29. 29.✅ 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
30. 30.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) question numbers right (b) staring at the ceiling (c) units in each answer (d) reworking key sums
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) units in each answer (c) question numbers right (d) rewriting neat pages
32. 32.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) reworking key sums (b) random answer changes (c) roll number written (d) spelling of key terms
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) checking page 1 only (c) leaving the hall early (d) labels on diagrams
34. 34.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave one reason when it asked for two. (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
35. 35.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave the area as 20, not 20 cm². (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
36. 36.True or false: “adding doodles” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) random answer changes (c) roll number written (d) leaving the hall early
39. 39.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
40. 40.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) leaving the hall early (c) staring at the ceiling (d) labels on diagrams

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