Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 614 · 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.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) question numbers right (c) all parts answered (d) rewriting neat pages
2. 2.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it neat? (b) is it long? (c) does it make sense? (d) is it in pencil?
4. 4.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) reworking key sums (c) question numbers right (d) roll number written
6. 6.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
7. 7.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) yes, change all (b) yes, at random (c) no, only with a reason (d) always change twice
8. 8.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
9. 9.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) sit and wait (b) chat with others (c) check your answers (d) leave the hall
10. 10.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) the hall’s colour (b) your friend’s page (c) your name and roll no. (d) the weather
11. 11.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) add the answer back (b) skip it (c) guess again (d) do it the same way
12. 12.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) reworking key sums (b) leaving the hall early (c) spelling of key terms (d) labels on diagrams
13. 13.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
15. 15.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
16. 16.True or false: “roll number written” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) reworking key sums (b) units in each answer (c) labels on diagrams (d) random answer changes
18. 18.True or false: “units in each answer” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) all parts answered (c) question numbers right (d) units in each answer
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) adding doodles (c) checking page 1 only (d) staring at the ceiling
21. 21.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
23. 23.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
24. 24.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) roll number written (b) staring at the ceiling (c) adding doodles (d) random answer changes
26. 26.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
27. 27.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) spelling of key terms (c) checking page 1 only (d) reworking key sums
29. 29.True or false: “all parts answered” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “random answer changes” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
32. 32.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) reworking key sums (b) adding doodles (c) question numbers right (d) units in each answer
33. 33.True or false: “random answer changes” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) spelling of key terms (c) checking page 1 only (d) leaving the hall early
37. 37.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
38. 38.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) leaving the hall early (c) all parts answered (d) reworking key sums

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