Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 793 · 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.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
2. 2.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) sit and wait (b) chat with others (c) leave the hall (d) check your answers
3. 3.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) all parts answered (c) random answer changes (d) labels on diagrams
4. 4.True or false: “units in each answer” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) units in each answer (c) checking page 1 only (d) rewriting neat pages
7. 7.✅ 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
8. 8.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) add the answer back (b) do it the same way (c) guess again (d) skip it
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) reworking key sums (c) labels on diagrams (d) rewriting neat pages
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) checking page 1 only (c) adding doodles (d) rewriting neat pages
11. 11.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
13. 13.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
14. 14.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave one reason when it asked for two. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
15. 15.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
16. 16.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
17. 17.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) rewriting neat pages (c) all parts answered (d) leaving the hall early
19. 19.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
20. 20.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
21. 21.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) spelling of key terms (c) labels on diagrams (d) checking page 1 only
24. 24.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
31. 31.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) adding doodles (c) random answer changes (d) question numbers right
33. 33.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
35. 35.✅ 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?
36. 36.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) random answer changes (c) reworking key sums (d) labels on diagrams
38. 38.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) labels on diagrams (b) reworking key sums (c) leaving the hall early (d) all parts answered
40. 40.True or false: “roll number written” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True

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