Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 486 · 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.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) the weather (b) the hall’s colour (c) your name and roll no. (d) your friend’s page
2. 2.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
3. 3.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave one reason when it asked for two. (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part
4. 4.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) all parts answered (b) staring at the ceiling (c) checking page 1 only (d) adding doodles
5. 5.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) yes, at random (b) always change twice (c) no, only with a reason (d) yes, change all
6. 6.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) all parts answered (c) question numbers right (d) adding doodles
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) rewriting neat pages (c) reworking key sums (d) leaving the hall early
8. 8.True or false: “adding doodles” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) labels on diagrams (b) reworking key sums (c) leaving the hall early (d) all parts answered
10. 10.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part
12. 12.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
13. 13.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
14. 14.True or false: “all parts answered” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) rewriting neat pages (c) checking page 1 only (d) units in each answer
16. 16.True or false: “question numbers right” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “roll number written” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) spelling of key terms (c) checking page 1 only (d) leaving the hall early
19. 19.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) spelling of key terms (c) roll number written (d) all parts answered
21. 21.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it neat? (b) does it make sense? (c) is it in pencil? (d) is it long?
23. 23.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
24. 24.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) roll number written (c) labels on diagrams (d) spelling of key terms
26. 26.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) do it the same way (b) guess again (c) skip it (d) add the answer back
28. 28.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) chat with others (c) sit and wait (d) check your answers
29. 29.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
31. 31.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) rewriting neat pages (c) all parts answered (d) roll number written
33. 33.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
34. 34.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) random answer changes (c) spelling of key terms (d) question numbers right
35. 35.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) spelling of key terms (b) roll number written (c) all parts answered (d) staring at the ceiling
36. 36.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) question numbers right (c) rewriting neat pages (d) random answer changes
37. 37.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) leaving the hall early (c) spelling of key terms (d) staring at the ceiling
39. 39.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check

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