Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 556 · 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: “leaving the hall early” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) reworking key sums (c) leaving the hall early (d) checking page 1 only
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) random answer changes (c) spelling of key terms (d) adding doodles
4. 4.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
5. 5.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
6. 6.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
7. 7.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) units in each answer (c) staring at the ceiling (d) labels on diagrams
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) checking page 1 only (c) roll number written (d) rewriting neat pages
10. 10.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “random answer changes” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “all parts answered” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) leaving the hall early (c) question numbers right (d) random answer changes
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) checking page 1 only (c) leaving the hall early (d) all parts answered
15. 15.✅ 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
16. 16.True or false: “question numbers right” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
19. 19.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
20. 20.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) the hall’s colour (b) your friend’s page (c) your name and roll no. (d) the weather
21. 21.✅ 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?
22. 22.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
23. 23.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
27. 27.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) all parts answered (b) leaving the hall early (c) adding doodles (d) random answer changes
28. 28.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
29. 29.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
30. 30.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
31. 31.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) units in each answer (c) random answer changes (d) rewriting neat pages
32. 32.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 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
34. 34.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) adding doodles (b) spelling of key terms (c) roll number written (d) reworking key sums
35. 35.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
36. 36.🔍 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
37. 37.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
38. 38.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) reworking key sums (c) checking page 1 only (d) units in each answer
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) adding doodles (c) leaving the hall early (d) units in each answer

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