Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 739 · 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 smart thing to check? (a) units in each answer (b) adding doodles (c) leaving the hall early (d) random answer changes
2. 2.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) adding doodles (c) rewriting neat pages (d) units in each answer
4. 4.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) no, only with a reason (b) yes, change all (c) always change twice (d) yes, at random
5. 5.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) question numbers right (b) roll number written (c) units in each answer (d) rewriting neat pages
7. 7.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) sit and wait (c) chat with others (d) check your answers
8. 8.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) does it make sense? (b) is it long? (c) is it in pencil? (d) is it neat?
9. 9.True or false: “all parts answered” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
11. 11.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) staring at the ceiling (c) random answer changes (d) roll number written
13. 13.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
14. 14.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) rewriting neat pages (c) leaving the hall early (d) question numbers right
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) labels on diagrams (b) adding doodles (c) reworking key sums (d) question numbers right
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) labels on diagrams (c) leaving the hall early (d) spelling of key terms
18. 18.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) add the answer back (b) skip it (c) do it the same way (d) guess again
19. 19.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part
20. 20.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) rewriting neat pages (c) adding doodles (d) spelling of key terms
22. 22.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) reworking key sums (b) leaving the hall early (c) labels on diagrams (d) question numbers right
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) staring at the ceiling (c) all parts answered (d) adding doodles
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) question numbers right (c) reworking key sums (d) rewriting neat pages
25. 25.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
26. 26.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) question numbers right (b) roll number written (c) adding doodles (d) units in each answer
27. 27.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part
28. 28.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) the hall’s colour (b) your friend’s page (c) your name and roll no. (d) the weather
29. 29.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
30. 30.True or false: “all parts answered” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) question numbers right (c) staring at the ceiling (d) random answer changes
33. 33.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
34. 34.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) spelling of key terms (c) random answer changes (d) labels on diagrams
39. 39.True or false: “random answer changes” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) random answer changes (b) labels on diagrams (c) roll number written (d) question numbers right

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