Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 53 · 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.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) yes, change all (b) always change twice (c) yes, at random (d) no, only with a reason
2. 2.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) all parts answered (c) random answer changes (d) leaving the hall early
4. 4.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
5. 5.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) rewriting neat pages (c) question numbers right (d) random answer changes
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) labels on diagrams (c) question numbers right (d) roll number written
8. 8.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) rewriting neat pages (c) leaving the hall early (d) units in each answer
9. 9.✅ 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
10. 10.True or false: “all parts answered” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) spelling of key terms (c) random answer changes (d) labels on diagrams
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) adding doodles (c) leaving the hall early (d) rewriting neat pages
15. 15.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) labels on diagrams (b) spelling of key terms (c) question numbers right (d) adding doodles
17. 17.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) rewriting neat pages (c) checking page 1 only (d) question numbers right
18. 18.🔍 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
19. 19.True or false: “question numbers right” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) labels on diagrams (b) checking page 1 only (c) random answer changes (d) leaving the hall early
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 missing unit (d) a calculation slip
22. 22.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) question numbers right (b) reworking key sums (c) checking page 1 only (d) units in each answer
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) spelling of key terms (c) all parts answered (d) checking page 1 only
24. 24.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave the area as 20, not 20 cm². (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) question numbers right (c) reworking key sums (d) all parts answered
27. 27.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
28. 28.True or false: “adding doodles” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
30. 30.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it neat? (b) is it in pencil? (c) does it make sense? (d) is it long?
32. 32.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) add the answer back (b) skip it (c) guess again (d) do it the same way
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) staring at the ceiling (c) units in each answer (d) checking page 1 only
34. 34.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
35. 35.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) rewriting neat pages (c) all parts answered (d) units in each answer
37. 37.True or false: “question numbers right” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) sit and wait (b) chat with others (c) leave the hall (d) check your answers
39. 39.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) adding doodles (c) rewriting neat pages (d) reworking key sums
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) labels on diagrams (c) question numbers right (d) spelling of key terms

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