Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 632 · 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 “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
3. 3.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) labels on diagrams (b) reworking key sums (c) random answer changes (d) question numbers right
4. 4.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) reworking key sums (c) labels on diagrams (d) all parts answered
5. 5.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) units in each answer (c) checking page 1 only (d) leaving the hall early
6. 6.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) staring at the ceiling (c) question numbers right (d) leaving the hall early
7. 7.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
8. 8.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) check your answers (b) sit and wait (c) leave the hall (d) chat with others
9. 9.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) units in each answer (c) staring at the ceiling (d) labels on diagrams
12. 12.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
13. 13.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) labels on diagrams (c) reworking key sums (d) leaving the hall early
14. 14.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
16. 16.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) your friend’s page (b) the weather (c) the hall’s colour (d) your name and roll no.
17. 17.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
19. 19.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) adding doodles (b) all parts answered (c) question numbers right (d) spelling of key terms
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) random answer changes (c) adding doodles (d) checking page 1 only
21. 21.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
22. 22.True or false: “roll number written” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) no, only with a reason (b) yes, change all (c) yes, at random (d) always change twice
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) units in each answer (c) staring at the ceiling (d) rewriting neat pages
26. 26.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
27. 27.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
29. 29.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) skip it (b) add the answer back (c) do it the same way (d) guess again
30. 30.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) adding doodles (c) leaving the hall early (d) labels on diagrams
31. 31.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) rewriting neat pages (c) random answer changes (d) question numbers right
33. 33.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) random answer changes (c) labels on diagrams (d) staring at the ceiling
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) question numbers right (c) roll number written (d) random answer changes
39. 39.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True

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