Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 572 · 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 poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) units in each answer (c) labels on diagrams (d) adding doodles
3. 3.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) labels on diagrams (c) random answer changes (d) checking page 1 only
4. 4.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) add the answer back (b) skip it (c) do it the same way (d) guess again
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) staring at the ceiling (c) reworking key sums (d) units in each answer
6. 6.True or false: “question numbers right” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) your name and roll no. (b) your friend’s page (c) the hall’s colour (d) the weather
9. 9.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
11. 11.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) spelling of key terms (c) checking page 1 only (d) units in each answer
13. 13.✅ 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?
14. 14.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) reworking key sums (c) leaving the hall early (d) spelling of key terms
15. 15.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) labels on diagrams (c) roll number written (d) spelling of key terms
17. 17.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) labels on diagrams (b) units in each answer (c) all parts answered (d) random answer changes
19. 19.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) all parts answered (c) checking page 1 only (d) rewriting neat pages
20. 20.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
21. 21.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) adding doodles (c) units in each answer (d) staring at the ceiling
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) labels on diagrams (b) question numbers right (c) roll number written (d) leaving the hall early
23. 23.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) sit and wait (b) chat with others (c) leave the hall (d) check your answers
24. 24.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
26. 26.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
27. 27.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) checking page 1 only (c) staring at the ceiling (d) spelling of key terms
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) adding doodles (c) units in each answer (d) labels on diagrams
29. 29.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
30. 30.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) labels on diagrams (c) reworking key sums (d) random answer changes
31. 31.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
32. 32.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
33. 33.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
35. 35.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) yes, change all (b) yes, at random (c) always change twice (d) no, only with a reason
36. 36.True or false: “all parts answered” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
38. 38.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) question numbers right (b) adding doodles (c) random answer changes (d) leaving the hall early
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) checking page 1 only (c) random answer changes (d) question numbers right
40. 40.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False

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