Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 591 · 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: “all parts answered” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) spelling of key terms (b) checking page 1 only (c) adding doodles (d) leaving the hall early
4. 4.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) units in each answer (c) leaving the hall early (d) adding doodles
5. 5.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) sit and wait (b) chat with others (c) leave the hall (d) check your answers
6. 6.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave the area as 20, not 20 cm². (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) leaving the hall early (c) staring at the ceiling (d) question numbers right
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) rewriting neat pages (c) reworking key sums (d) adding doodles
9. 9.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
10. 10.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
11. 11.True or false: “random answer changes” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
13. 13.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) labels on diagrams (b) spelling of key terms (c) staring at the ceiling (d) question numbers right
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) all parts answered (c) checking page 1 only (d) rewriting neat pages
16. 16.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) rewriting neat pages (c) random answer changes (d) roll number written
17. 17.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) question numbers right (c) roll number written (d) staring at the ceiling
19. 19.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
21. 21.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) labels on diagrams (b) checking page 1 only (c) staring at the ceiling (d) leaving the hall early
22. 22.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
23. 23.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) leaving the hall early (c) spelling of key terms (d) all parts answered
27. 27.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) do it the same way (b) guess again (c) add the answer back (d) skip it
28. 28.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
29. 29.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
31. 31.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
32. 32.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
33. 33.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) yes, at random (b) no, only with a reason (c) yes, change all (d) always change twice
34. 34.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) rewriting neat pages (c) random answer changes (d) question numbers right
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) units in each answer (c) spelling of key terms (d) roll number written
36. 36.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) your friend’s page (b) the hall’s colour (c) the weather (d) your name and roll no.
37. 37.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) units in each answer (c) reworking key sums (d) adding doodles
39. 39.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.✅ 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?

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