Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 527 · 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) units in each answer (b) roll number written (c) labels on diagrams (d) adding doodles
2. 2.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) question numbers right (b) leaving the hall early (c) reworking key sums (d) spelling of key terms
5. 5.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
6. 6.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) sit and wait (b) leave the hall (c) chat with others (d) check your answers
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) staring at the ceiling (c) rewriting neat pages (d) labels on diagrams
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) checking page 1 only (c) spelling of key terms (d) staring at the ceiling
9. 9.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) guess again (b) do it the same way (c) add the answer back (d) skip it
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) rewriting neat pages (c) all parts answered (d) checking page 1 only
11. 11.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) always change twice (b) yes, at random (c) yes, change all (d) no, only with a reason
12. 12.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
13. 13.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
14. 14.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it long? (b) is it neat? (c) does it make sense? (d) is it in pencil?
15. 15.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a missed part. (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 of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) leaving the hall early (c) units in each answer (d) staring at the ceiling
18. 18.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) roll number written (b) checking page 1 only (c) staring at the ceiling (d) random answer changes
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) units in each answer (c) reworking key sums (d) random answer changes
20. 20.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
21. 21.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
22. 22.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) all parts answered (c) adding doodles (d) reworking key sums
23. 23.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
24. 24.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) your name and roll no. (b) your friend’s page (c) the weather (d) the hall’s colour
25. 25.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
26. 26.True or false: “roll number written” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
28. 28.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) roll number written (c) all parts answered (d) checking page 1 only
32. 32.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
34. 34.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
35. 35.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) rewriting neat pages (c) checking page 1 only (d) all parts answered
36. 36.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
37. 37.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) question numbers right (c) rewriting neat pages (d) spelling of key terms
39. 39.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True

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