Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 557 · 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) question numbers right (b) random answer changes (c) all parts answered (d) labels on diagrams
2. 2.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
3. 3.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) does it make sense? (b) is it in pencil? (c) is it long? (d) is it neat?
5. 5.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
6. 6.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
8. 8.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) question numbers right (c) checking page 1 only (d) units in each answer
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) question numbers right (c) staring at the ceiling (d) checking page 1 only
13. 13.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) checking page 1 only (c) spelling of key terms (d) leaving the hall early
15. 15.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) roll number written (b) checking page 1 only (c) reworking key sums (d) question numbers right
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 added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
18. 18.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) your friend’s page (b) your name and roll no. (c) the hall’s colour (d) the weather
19. 19.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
20. 20.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
21. 21.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) question numbers right (b) leaving the hall early (c) units in each answer (d) reworking key sums
23. 23.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) reworking key sums (c) adding doodles (d) leaving the hall early
24. 24.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
25. 25.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) question numbers right (b) all parts answered (c) staring at the ceiling (d) spelling of key terms
26. 26.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “units in each answer” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) random answer changes (c) checking page 1 only (d) all parts answered
29. 29.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
31. 31.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) roll number written (c) labels on diagrams (d) adding doodles
32. 32.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
33. 33.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) no, only with a reason (b) yes, at random (c) yes, change all (d) always change twice
34. 34.🔍 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
35. 35.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) chat with others (b) leave the hall (c) check your answers (d) sit and wait
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) labels on diagrams (b) staring at the ceiling (c) all parts answered (d) reworking key sums
39. 39.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False

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