Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 673 · 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.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) always change twice (b) no, only with a reason (c) yes, at random (d) yes, change all
2. 2.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
3. 3.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) rewriting neat pages (c) question numbers right (d) roll number written
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.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) leaving the hall early (c) rewriting neat pages (d) all parts answered
6. 6.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) labels on diagrams (b) question numbers right (c) roll number written (d) leaving the hall early
7. 7.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it neat? (b) is it long? (c) does it make sense? (d) is it in pencil?
9. 9.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) roll number written (c) rewriting neat pages (d) random answer changes
10. 10.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) roll number written (c) labels on diagrams (d) random answer changes
12. 12.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
14. 14.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave one reason when it asked for two. (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) labels on diagrams (c) spelling of key terms (d) all parts answered
16. 16.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
17. 17.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) staring at the ceiling (c) units in each answer (d) rewriting neat pages
18. 18.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) adding doodles (b) spelling of key terms (c) all parts answered (d) question numbers right
19. 19.✅ 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.
20. 20.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) skip it (b) do it the same way (c) add the answer back (d) guess again
22. 22.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
23. 23.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) reworking key sums (c) random answer changes (d) spelling of key terms
25. 25.True or false: “all parts answered” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) leaving the hall early (c) rewriting neat pages (d) adding doodles
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) roll number written (c) staring at the ceiling (d) adding doodles
28. 28.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
29. 29.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
30. 30.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
31. 31.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
33. 33.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave the area as 20, not 20 cm². (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
34. 34.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
35. 35.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) question numbers right (b) all parts answered (c) staring at the ceiling (d) labels on diagrams
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) labels on diagrams (c) leaving the hall early (d) rewriting neat pages
38. 38.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) leaving the hall early (c) staring at the ceiling (d) labels on diagrams
39. 39.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
40. 40.True or false: “question numbers right” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False

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