Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 711 · 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 skipped a question on the back page, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) does it make sense? (b) is it in pencil? (c) is it long? (d) is it neat?
3. 3.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) leaving the hall early (c) staring at the ceiling (d) labels on diagrams
5. 5.✅ 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
6. 6.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
7. 7.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
8. 8.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
9. 9.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) rewriting neat pages (c) checking page 1 only (d) all parts answered
10. 10.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) yes, at random (b) always change twice (c) no, only with a reason (d) yes, change all
11. 11.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) spelling of key terms (b) reworking key sums (c) adding doodles (d) all parts answered
13. 13.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
14. 14.True or false: “adding doodles” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) roll number written (c) random answer changes (d) rewriting neat pages
17. 17.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) your name and roll no. (b) your friend’s page (c) the hall’s colour (d) the weather
19. 19.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) adding doodles (c) leaving the hall early (d) units in each answer
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) staring at the ceiling (c) spelling of key terms (d) roll number written
21. 21.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) reworking key sums (b) spelling of key terms (c) question numbers right (d) checking page 1 only
22. 22.True or false: “units in each answer” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “roll number written” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) units in each answer (c) checking page 1 only (d) reworking key sums
26. 26.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
29. 29.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) staring at the ceiling (c) rewriting neat pages (d) all parts answered
32. 32.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) question numbers right (c) reworking key sums (d) units in each answer
33. 33.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) spelling of key terms (c) rewriting neat pages (d) random answer changes
35. 35.🔍 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
36. 36.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
37. 37.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) question numbers right (c) staring at the ceiling (d) rewriting neat pages

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