Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 555 · 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.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) leaving the hall early (c) adding doodles (d) all parts answered
3. 3.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
6. 6.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave one reason when it asked for two. (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
7. 7.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
8. 8.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) the hall’s colour (b) your name and roll no. (c) your friend’s page (d) the weather
9. 9.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) reworking key sums (b) checking page 1 only (c) rewriting neat pages (d) leaving the hall early
10. 10.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) roll number written (b) reworking key sums (c) all parts answered (d) rewriting neat pages
12. 12.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) labels on diagrams (b) adding doodles (c) question numbers right (d) spelling of key terms
13. 13.True or false: “all parts answered” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) question numbers right (c) staring at the ceiling (d) spelling of key terms
15. 15.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
16. 16.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
18. 18.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
21. 21.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) spelling of key terms (c) staring at the ceiling (d) question numbers right
22. 22.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
23. 23.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
24. 24.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
26. 26.✅ 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?
27. 27.True or false: “units in each answer” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) staring at the ceiling (c) random answer changes (d) roll number written
29. 29.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) staring at the ceiling (c) leaving the hall early (d) roll number written
31. 31.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) adding doodles (c) reworking key sums (d) units in each answer
34. 34.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) checking page 1 only (c) labels on diagrams (d) random answer changes
35. 35.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) question numbers right (c) random answer changes (d) staring at the ceiling
37. 37.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
38. 38.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
39. 39.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) check your answers (b) chat with others (c) leave the hall (d) sit and wait
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) question numbers right (c) checking page 1 only (d) roll number written

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