Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 789 · 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: “leaving the hall early” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) all parts answered (c) units in each answer (d) question numbers right
5. 5.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part
7. 7.✅ 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
8. 8.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
10. 10.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) random answer changes (c) labels on diagrams (d) units in each answer
12. 12.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave the area as 20, not 20 cm². (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
13. 13.True or false: “adding doodles” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “roll number written” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) labels on diagrams (b) staring at the ceiling (c) question numbers right (d) units in each answer
16. 16.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) all parts answered (b) leaving the hall early (c) rewriting neat pages (d) staring at the ceiling
17. 17.True or false: “units in each answer” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
19. 19.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
20. 20.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) skip it (b) add the answer back (c) do it the same way (d) guess again
21. 21.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) spelling of key terms (b) reworking key sums (c) units in each answer (d) random answer changes
22. 22.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
24. 24.True or false: “random answer changes” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “all parts answered” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
29. 29.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
30. 30.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
31. 31.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) sit and wait (b) chat with others (c) check your answers (d) leave the hall
32. 32.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it long? (b) does it make sense? (c) is it neat? (d) is it in pencil?
33. 33.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
34. 34.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part
35. 35.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
36. 36.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
37. 37.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) labels on diagrams (b) spelling of key terms (c) checking page 1 only (d) reworking key sums
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) all parts answered (c) question numbers right (d) adding doodles
39. 39.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) staring at the ceiling (c) labels on diagrams (d) adding doodles

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