Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 806 · 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) True (b) False
2. 2.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
3. 3.True or false: “roll number written” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
6. 6.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
7. 7.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) staring at the ceiling (c) random answer changes (d) question numbers right
8. 8.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
10. 10.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) checking page 1 only (c) random answer changes (d) units in each answer
11. 11.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) no, only with a reason (b) always change twice (c) yes, at random (d) yes, change all
12. 12.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) sit and wait (b) chat with others (c) check your answers (d) leave the hall
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) units in each answer (c) reworking key sums (d) spelling of key terms
14. 14.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) question numbers right (b) units in each answer (c) random answer changes (d) reworking key sums
16. 16.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) adding doodles (b) roll number written (c) units in each answer (d) all parts answered
17. 17.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) rewriting neat pages (c) leaving the hall early (d) labels on diagrams
19. 19.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
20. 20.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) roll number written (b) reworking key sums (c) labels on diagrams (d) rewriting neat pages
21. 21.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
22. 22.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
23. 23.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) question numbers right (b) checking page 1 only (c) units in each answer (d) spelling of key terms
26. 26.True or false: “question numbers right” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it long? (b) does it make sense? (c) is it in pencil? (d) is it neat?
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) rewriting neat pages (c) leaving the hall early (d) checking page 1 only
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) leaving the hall early (c) units in each answer (d) roll number written
30. 30.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
31. 31.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
32. 32.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) reworking key sums (b) adding doodles (c) staring at the ceiling (d) leaving the hall early
33. 33.True or false: “units in each answer” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) roll number written (c) checking page 1 only (d) adding doodles
36. 36.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
37. 37.True or false: “random answer changes” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) random answer changes (c) leaving the hall early (d) spelling of key terms
39. 39.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) guess again (b) add the answer back (c) do it the same way (d) skip it
40. 40.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) staring at the ceiling (c) leaving the hall early (d) all parts answered

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