Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 529 · 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 poor use of checking time? (a) spelling of key terms (b) units in each answer (c) staring at the ceiling (d) all parts answered
2. 2.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
4. 4.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
6. 6.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
7. 7.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) sit and wait (c) chat with others (d) check your answers
8. 8.True or false: “roll number written” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) rewriting neat pages (c) random answer changes (d) spelling of key terms
11. 11.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
12. 12.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) adding doodles (b) units in each answer (c) reworking key sums (d) roll number written
13. 13.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
14. 14.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
15. 15.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) your friend’s page (b) the weather (c) your name and roll no. (d) the hall’s colour
18. 18.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
19. 19.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) reworking key sums (c) labels on diagrams (d) all parts answered
20. 20.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) adding doodles (c) units in each answer (d) question numbers right
22. 22.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it long? (b) is it in pencil? (c) does it make sense? (d) is it neat?
24. 24.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) labels on diagrams (c) checking page 1 only (d) leaving the hall early
25. 25.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
26. 26.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave one reason when it asked for two. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
27. 27.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) reworking key sums (b) question numbers right (c) random answer changes (d) all parts answered
28. 28.✅ 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
29. 29.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) random answer changes (c) reworking key sums (d) leaving the hall early
31. 31.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) roll number written (b) leaving the hall early (c) rewriting neat pages (d) random answer changes
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) question numbers right (c) checking page 1 only (d) rewriting neat pages
34. 34.True or false: “question numbers right” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
36. 36.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) units in each answer (c) checking page 1 only (d) rewriting neat pages
37. 37.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
38. 38.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) reworking key sums (b) roll number written (c) leaving the hall early (d) spelling of key terms
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) rewriting neat pages (c) adding doodles (d) labels on diagrams

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