Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 66 · 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.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
2. 2.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) the hall’s colour (b) your name and roll no. (c) the weather (d) your friend’s page
3. 3.True or false: “units in each answer” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) checking page 1 only (c) adding doodles (d) random answer changes
5. 5.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) question numbers right (c) random answer changes (d) units in each answer
9. 9.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) check your answers (b) sit and wait (c) leave the hall (d) chat with others
11. 11.✅ 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
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) labels on diagrams (b) checking page 1 only (c) staring at the ceiling (d) leaving the hall early
13. 13.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) roll number written (b) all parts answered (c) leaving the hall early (d) spelling of key terms
15. 15.🔍 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 copying slip (d) a missing unit
16. 16.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
17. 17.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) spelling of key terms (b) checking page 1 only (c) random answer changes (d) adding doodles
19. 19.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it long? (b) is it neat? (c) does it make sense? (d) is it in pencil?
20. 20.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) leaving the hall early (c) reworking key sums (d) random answer changes
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) random answer changes (c) checking page 1 only (d) rewriting neat pages
23. 23.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
25. 25.True or false: “units in each answer” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
28. 28.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
30. 30.True or false: “random answer changes” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) all parts answered (c) leaving the hall early (d) adding doodles
33. 33.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) units in each answer (c) question numbers right (d) rewriting neat pages
35. 35.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 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
38. 38.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) yes, change all (b) always change twice (c) yes, at random (d) no, only with a reason
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 poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) staring at the ceiling (c) roll number written (d) all parts answered

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