Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 616 · 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: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) add the answer back (b) guess again (c) skip it (d) do it the same way
3. 3.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
7. 7.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) leaving the hall early (c) adding doodles (d) reworking key sums
8. 8.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) labels on diagrams (b) question numbers right (c) staring at the ceiling (d) reworking key sums
10. 10.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
11. 11.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
12. 12.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
13. 13.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
14. 14.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
15. 15.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) roll number written (b) random answer changes (c) question numbers right (d) spelling of key terms
16. 16.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) no, only with a reason (b) yes, change all (c) always change twice (d) yes, at random
17. 17.True or false: “roll number written” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) all parts answered (c) spelling of key terms (d) units in each answer
19. 19.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) spelling of key terms (b) checking page 1 only (c) units in each answer (d) all parts answered
20. 20.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it neat? (b) does it make sense? (c) is it in pencil? (d) is it long?
21. 21.True or false: “all parts answered” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) checking page 1 only (c) rewriting neat pages (d) random answer changes
23. 23.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) random answer changes (c) rewriting neat pages (d) all parts answered
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) labels on diagrams (b) checking page 1 only (c) all parts answered (d) question numbers right
25. 25.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) check your answers (b) chat with others (c) sit and wait (d) leave the hall
26. 26.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) spelling of key terms (c) reworking key sums (d) staring at the ceiling
27. 27.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) units in each answer (b) checking page 1 only (c) random answer changes (d) adding doodles
31. 31.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) question numbers right (c) units in each answer (d) rewriting neat pages
33. 33.True or false: “all parts answered” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) adding doodles (c) staring at the ceiling (d) roll number written
35. 35.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
37. 37.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) leaving the hall early (c) spelling of key terms (d) adding doodles
39. 39.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) labels on diagrams (b) leaving the hall early (c) rewriting neat pages (d) staring at the ceiling
40. 40.True or false: “units in each answer” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False

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