Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 792 · 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) rewriting neat pages (b) all parts answered (c) staring at the ceiling (d) checking page 1 only
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) leaving the hall early (c) rewriting neat pages (d) roll number written
3. 3.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) checking page 1 only (c) leaving the hall early (d) roll number written
4. 4.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
5. 5.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) check your answers (b) leave the hall (c) chat with others (d) sit and wait
6. 6.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) the hall’s colour (b) the weather (c) your friend’s page (d) your name and roll no.
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) checking page 1 only (c) spelling of key terms (d) random answer changes
9. 9.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) yes, at random (b) always change twice (c) no, only with a reason (d) yes, change all
10. 10.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) units in each answer (c) spelling of key terms (d) question numbers right
12. 12.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
14. 14.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
15. 15.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) does it make sense? (b) is it long? (c) is it neat? (d) is it in pencil?
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) rewriting neat pages (c) roll number written (d) all parts answered
17. 17.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) random answer changes (c) units in each answer (d) checking page 1 only
18. 18.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
19. 19.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) labels on diagrams (b) rewriting neat pages (c) random answer changes (d) checking page 1 only
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) leaving the hall early (c) roll number written (d) units in each answer
23. 23.🔍 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
24. 24.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
25. 25.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) question numbers right (b) checking page 1 only (c) labels on diagrams (d) all parts answered
26. 26.True or false: “roll number written” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
30. 30.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) question numbers right (b) random answer changes (c) units in each answer (d) reworking key sums
31. 31.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
32. 32.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) leaving the hall early (b) labels on diagrams (c) spelling of key terms (d) units in each answer
33. 33.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “random answer changes” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
37. 37.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) rewriting neat pages (c) random answer changes (d) reworking key sums
39. 39.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip

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