Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 578 · 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) always change twice (b) no, only with a reason (c) yes, at random (d) yes, change all
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) leaving the hall early (c) units in each answer (d) random answer changes
3. 3.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) question numbers right (b) adding doodles (c) leaving the hall early (d) rewriting neat pages
4. 4.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
5. 5.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) reworking key sums (c) rewriting neat pages (d) random answer changes
6. 6.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.✅ 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
8. 8.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) do it the same way (b) add the answer back (c) skip it (d) guess again
9. 9.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) random answer changes (b) reworking key sums (c) units in each answer (d) all parts answered
10. 10.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) roll number written (b) labels on diagrams (c) all parts answered (d) leaving the hall early
11. 11.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) adding doodles (c) rewriting neat pages (d) units in each answer
13. 13.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) checking page 1 only (c) units in each answer (d) question numbers right
15. 15.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) adding doodles (c) random answer changes (d) spelling of key terms
16. 16.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) check your answers (c) chat with others (d) sit and wait
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) rewriting neat pages (c) adding doodles (d) spelling of key terms
18. 18.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
20. 20.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
22. 22.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
23. 23.True or false: “roll number written” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, 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 smart check (b) a poor use of time
26. 26.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) reworking key sums (c) adding doodles (d) random answer changes
28. 28.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
30. 30.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) staring at the ceiling (c) question numbers right (d) spelling of key terms
32. 32.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
34. 34.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) all parts answered (c) adding doodles (d) checking page 1 only
35. 35.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) rewriting neat pages (c) checking page 1 only (d) roll number written
37. 37.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) random answer changes (c) labels on diagrams (d) checking page 1 only
39. 39.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True

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