Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 594 · 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) yes, change all (b) no, only with a reason (c) always change twice (d) yes, at random
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) roll number written (c) rewriting neat pages (d) adding doodles
3. 3.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
4. 4.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) labels on diagrams (b) reworking key sums (c) units in each answer (d) staring at the ceiling
5. 5.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
6. 6.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
7. 7.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) the hall’s colour (b) the weather (c) your friend’s page (d) your name and roll no.
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) labels on diagrams (b) rewriting neat pages (c) all parts answered (d) question numbers right
9. 9.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it neat? (b) is it in pencil? (c) is it long? (d) does it make sense?
11. 11.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) reworking key sums (c) spelling of key terms (d) adding doodles
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) labels on diagrams (c) reworking key sums (d) units in each answer
13. 13.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) leaving the hall early (c) question numbers right (d) adding doodles
14. 14.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
15. 15.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) roll number written (c) random answer changes (d) adding doodles
17. 17.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) chat with others (b) sit and wait (c) check your answers (d) leave the hall
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) reworking key sums (c) leaving the hall early (d) checking page 1 only
19. 19.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) roll number written (b) reworking key sums (c) question numbers right (d) rewriting neat pages
20. 20.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) guess again (b) skip it (c) add the answer back (d) do it the same way
21. 21.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) question numbers right (b) units in each answer (c) spelling of key terms (d) leaving the hall early
22. 22.True or false: “adding doodles” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “roll number written” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
26. 26.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
27. 27.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) all parts answered (b) leaving the hall early (c) checking page 1 only (d) random answer changes
29. 29.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
30. 30.🔍 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
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.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) all parts answered (c) random answer changes (d) units in each answer
34. 34.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) labels on diagrams (c) staring at the ceiling (d) checking page 1 only
36. 36.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) checking page 1 only (b) question numbers right (c) roll number written (d) reworking key sums
37. 37.True or false: “random answer changes” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
39. 39.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave the area as 20, not 20 cm². (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip

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