Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 715 · 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 poor use of checking time? (a) labels on diagrams (b) spelling of key terms (c) leaving the hall early (d) roll number written
2. 2.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) always change twice (b) no, only with a reason (c) yes, change all (d) yes, at random
3. 3.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) labels on diagrams (b) units in each answer (c) roll number written (d) random answer changes
4. 4.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
5. 5.True or false: “units in each answer” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) units in each answer (c) random answer changes (d) leaving the hall early
7. 7.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
8. 8.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) roll number written (c) question numbers right (d) random answer changes
10. 10.True or false: “roll number written” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) your name and roll no. (b) the hall’s colour (c) the weather (d) your friend’s page
15. 15.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
16. 16.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) roll number written (b) units in each answer (c) rewriting neat pages (d) labels on diagrams
17. 17.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
19. 19.True or false: “adding doodles” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) chat with others (b) sit and wait (c) leave the hall (d) check your answers
21. 21.✅ 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?
22. 22.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave one reason when it asked for two. (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
24. 24.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) question numbers right (b) all parts answered (c) adding doodles (d) roll number written
26. 26.True or false: “roll number written” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) roll number written (b) random answer changes (c) adding doodles (d) staring at the ceiling
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) leaving the hall early (c) all parts answered (d) checking page 1 only
31. 31.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) rewriting neat pages (c) random answer changes (d) units in each answer
32. 32.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
33. 33.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) do it the same way (b) add the answer back (c) guess again (d) skip it
34. 34.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) reworking key sums (c) rewriting neat pages (d) roll number written
37. 37.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) reworking key sums (c) question numbers right (d) labels on diagrams
38. 38.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “question numbers right” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) spelling of key terms (c) checking page 1 only (d) labels on diagrams

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