Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 638 · 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 smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) reworking key sums (c) adding doodles (d) leaving the hall early
2. 2.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it long? (b) is it in pencil? (c) does it make sense? (d) is it neat?
3. 3.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔍 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
5. 5.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “all parts answered” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
8. 8.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) yes, change all (b) always change twice (c) no, only with a reason (d) yes, at random
10. 10.True or false: “adding doodles” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
13. 13.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
14. 14.True or false: “all parts answered” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) roll number written (b) random answer changes (c) labels on diagrams (d) spelling of key terms
16. 16.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
17. 17.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) leaving the hall early (c) rewriting neat pages (d) all parts answered
19. 19.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
20. 20.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) sit and wait (b) leave the hall (c) chat with others (d) check your answers
21. 21.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) checking page 1 only (c) random answer changes (d) units in each answer
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) question numbers right (c) units in each answer (d) staring at the ceiling
23. 23.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) do it the same way (b) guess again (c) skip it (d) add the answer back
24. 24.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) leaving the hall early (c) labels on diagrams (d) rewriting neat pages
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) labels on diagrams (b) rewriting neat pages (c) spelling of key terms (d) question numbers right
26. 26.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) labels on diagrams (b) spelling of key terms (c) question numbers right (d) leaving the hall early
28. 28.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
29. 29.🔍 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 calculation slip (d) a missed part
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) labels on diagrams (b) adding doodles (c) staring at the ceiling (d) rewriting neat pages
31. 31.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) question numbers right (c) units in each answer (d) spelling of key terms
35. 35.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave one reason when it asked for two. (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
36. 36.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) spelling of key terms (b) adding doodles (c) staring at the ceiling (d) checking page 1 only
39. 39.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) labels on diagrams (b) question numbers right (c) units in each answer (d) checking page 1 only

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