Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 781 · 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 wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
3. 3.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
4. 4.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) chat with others (b) check your answers (c) leave the hall (d) sit and wait
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) units in each answer (c) leaving the hall early (d) checking page 1 only
6. 6.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
7. 7.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
8. 8.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) staring at the ceiling (c) question numbers right (d) rewriting neat pages
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) rewriting neat pages (c) random answer changes (d) reworking key sums
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) rewriting neat pages (c) question numbers right (d) random answer changes
11. 11.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
13. 13.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “adding doodles” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) leaving the hall early (c) spelling of key terms (d) units in each answer
16. 16.✅ 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
17. 17.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) units in each answer (c) all parts answered (d) rewriting neat pages
19. 19.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) checking page 1 only (c) rewriting neat pages (d) labels on diagrams
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) roll number written (c) random answer changes (d) labels on diagrams
23. 23.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it long? (b) is it in pencil? (c) does it make sense? (d) is it neat?
25. 25.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) roll number written (b) random answer changes (c) question numbers right (d) labels on diagrams
26. 26.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) labels on diagrams (b) question numbers right (c) units in each answer (d) rewriting neat pages
27. 27.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
29. 29.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) do it the same way (b) skip it (c) add the answer back (d) guess again
30. 30.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) reworking key sums (c) rewriting neat pages (d) leaving the hall early
31. 31.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) units in each answer (b) adding doodles (c) staring at the ceiling (d) leaving the hall early
32. 32.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) yes, change all (b) always change twice (c) no, only with a reason (d) yes, at random
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) labels on diagrams (c) spelling of key terms (d) staring at the ceiling
35. 35.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
36. 36.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) roll number written (b) checking page 1 only (c) labels on diagrams (d) question numbers right
37. 37.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) roll number written (c) random answer changes (d) rewriting neat pages
39. 39.🔍 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
40. 40.True or false: “roll number written” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False

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