Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 624 · 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.✅ 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
2. 2.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) leaving the hall early (b) labels on diagrams (c) all parts answered (d) question numbers right
3. 3.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) check your answers (b) chat with others (c) sit and wait (d) leave the hall
4. 4.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
5. 5.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) rewriting neat pages (c) leaving the hall early (d) units in each answer
7. 7.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) checking page 1 only (c) staring at the ceiling (d) question numbers right
8. 8.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
9. 9.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
11. 11.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) yes, at random (b) yes, change all (c) no, only with a reason (d) always change twice
12. 12.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it in pencil? (b) is it long? (c) does it make sense? (d) is it neat?
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) checking page 1 only (c) spelling of key terms (d) all parts answered
15. 15.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) leaving the hall early (c) reworking key sums (d) question numbers right
17. 17.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
18. 18.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
19. 19.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) labels on diagrams (b) roll number written (c) rewriting neat pages (d) units in each answer
21. 21.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
22. 22.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) units in each answer (c) adding doodles (d) reworking key sums
28. 28.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
29. 29.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “adding doodles” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave the area as 20, not 20 cm². (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
33. 33.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) reworking key sums (b) random answer changes (c) spelling of key terms (d) question numbers right
34. 34.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) the weather (b) your friend’s page (c) the hall’s colour (d) your name and roll no.
35. 35.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
36. 36.True or false: “random answer changes” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) units in each answer (b) staring at the ceiling (c) adding doodles (d) rewriting neat pages
38. 38.🔍 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 copying slip (d) a missed part
39. 39.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
40. 40.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) staring at the ceiling (c) adding doodles (d) reworking key sums

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