Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 505 · 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.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) sit and wait (b) chat with others (c) leave the hall (d) check your answers
2. 2.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) units in each answer (b) random answer changes (c) rewriting neat pages (d) adding doodles
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) reworking key sums (c) leaving the hall early (d) labels on diagrams
5. 5.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
6. 6.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) reworking key sums (b) labels on diagrams (c) all parts answered (d) rewriting neat pages
7. 7.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
9. 9.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
10. 10.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
11. 11.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
12. 12.True or false: “units in each answer” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) random answer changes (c) rewriting neat pages (d) checking page 1 only
14. 14.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part
17. 17.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.✅ 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?
21. 21.✅ 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
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) reworking key sums (c) labels on diagrams (d) checking page 1 only
23. 23.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) add the answer back (b) guess again (c) do it the same way (d) skip it
24. 24.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) yes, change all (b) no, only with a reason (c) yes, at random (d) always change twice
27. 27.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) adding doodles (c) rewriting neat pages (d) random answer changes
29. 29.True or false: “roll number written” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) question numbers right (c) labels on diagrams (d) staring at the ceiling
32. 32.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
33. 33.True or false: “all parts answered” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “random answer changes” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) all parts answered (b) adding doodles (c) rewriting neat pages (d) random answer changes
36. 36.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) spelling of key terms (b) question numbers right (c) leaving the hall early (d) units in each answer
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) roll number written (c) adding doodles (d) reworking key sums
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) checking page 1 only (c) units in each answer (d) staring at the ceiling
40. 40.True or false: “random answer changes” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False

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