Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 728 · 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.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) sit and wait (b) chat with others (c) leave the hall (d) check your answers
2. 2.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) units in each answer (c) adding doodles (d) staring at the ceiling
3. 3.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) rewriting neat pages (c) question numbers right (d) checking page 1 only
4. 4.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
5. 5.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) the weather (b) the hall’s colour (c) your name and roll no. (d) your friend’s page
7. 7.True or false: “all parts answered” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) roll number written (b) reworking key sums (c) random answer changes (d) question numbers right
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) rewriting neat pages (c) labels on diagrams (d) units in each answer
10. 10.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) guess again (b) skip it (c) add the answer back (d) do it the same way
11. 11.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
12. 12.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) adding doodles (b) reworking key sums (c) labels on diagrams (d) question numbers right
13. 13.True or false: “roll number written” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.✅ 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?
15. 15.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) staring at the ceiling (c) reworking key sums (d) adding doodles
17. 17.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
18. 18.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
19. 19.True or false: “random answer changes” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
21. 21.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) reworking key sums (b) units in each answer (c) roll number written (d) staring at the ceiling
22. 22.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) adding doodles (c) question numbers right (d) labels on diagrams
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) reworking key sums (c) all parts answered (d) units in each answer
25. 25.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
27. 27.🔍 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
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) question numbers right (c) adding doodles (d) rewriting neat pages
29. 29.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
30. 30.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “random answer changes” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) yes, at random (b) yes, change all (c) no, only with a reason (d) always change twice
35. 35.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) reworking key sums (b) leaving the hall early (c) labels on diagrams (d) spelling of key terms
37. 37.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) units in each answer (c) labels on diagrams (d) staring at the ceiling
40. 40.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True

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