Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 796 · 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) random answer changes (b) staring at the ceiling (c) roll number written (d) leaving the hall early
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) units in each answer (c) reworking key sums (d) question numbers right
3. 3.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
4. 4.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) units in each answer (b) adding doodles (c) checking page 1 only (d) leaving the hall early
5. 5.True or false: “adding doodles” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) question numbers right (c) units in each answer (d) rewriting neat pages
8. 8.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
9. 9.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
10. 10.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) question numbers right (b) rewriting neat pages (c) staring at the ceiling (d) leaving the hall early
11. 11.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
12. 12.True or false: “all parts answered” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) guess again (b) skip it (c) do it the same way (d) add the answer back
14. 14.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
15. 15.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) question numbers right (c) reworking key sums (d) adding doodles
17. 17.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
18. 18.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) reworking key sums (b) all parts answered (c) staring at the ceiling (d) labels on diagrams
19. 19.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
20. 20.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) chat with others (b) leave the hall (c) check your answers (d) sit and wait
21. 21.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) leaving the hall early (c) all parts answered (d) rewriting neat pages
22. 22.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
23. 23.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
24. 24.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
25. 25.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) checking page 1 only (c) random answer changes (d) units in each answer
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) random answer changes (c) staring at the ceiling (d) all parts answered
28. 28.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.✅ 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
30. 30.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) always change twice (b) no, only with a reason (c) yes, at random (d) yes, change all
31. 31.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
32. 32.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) units in each answer (c) random answer changes (d) labels on diagrams
33. 33.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it in pencil? (b) is it long? (c) does it make sense? (d) is it neat?
35. 35.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) labels on diagrams (c) reworking key sums (d) checking page 1 only
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) rewriting neat pages (c) random answer changes (d) staring at the ceiling
37. 37.True or false: “adding doodles” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check

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