Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 60 · 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) no, only with a reason (b) yes, at random (c) yes, change all (d) always change twice
2. 2.✅ 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
3. 3.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) sit and wait (b) check your answers (c) chat with others (d) leave the hall
4. 4.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
5. 5.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) skip it (b) do it the same way (c) guess again (d) add the answer back
6. 6.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
7. 7.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
8. 8.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
9. 9.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
10. 10.True or false: “units in each answer” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) rewriting neat pages (c) checking page 1 only (d) spelling of key terms
13. 13.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) checking page 1 only (c) labels on diagrams (d) random answer changes
14. 14.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
15. 15.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) question numbers right (b) roll number written (c) units in each answer (d) staring at the ceiling
16. 16.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
17. 17.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it in pencil? (b) is it neat? (c) is it long? (d) does it make sense?
18. 18.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
19. 19.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) spelling of key terms (c) all parts answered (d) random answer changes
22. 22.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) reworking key sums (b) units in each answer (c) checking page 1 only (d) spelling of key terms
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) adding doodles (c) question numbers right (d) random answer changes
25. 25.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) reworking key sums (b) checking page 1 only (c) rewriting neat pages (d) random answer changes
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) all parts answered (c) reworking key sums (d) rewriting neat pages
28. 28.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) roll number written (b) rewriting neat pages (c) question numbers right (d) spelling of key terms
31. 31.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
32. 32.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) rewriting neat pages (c) staring at the ceiling (d) checking page 1 only
34. 34.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) units in each answer (b) checking page 1 only (c) leaving the hall early (d) random answer changes
36. 36.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) question numbers right (b) leaving the hall early (c) spelling of key terms (d) units in each answer
37. 37.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave the area as 20, not 20 cm². (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
38. 38.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
39. 39.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) checking page 1 only (c) rewriting neat pages (d) question numbers right
40. 40.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part

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