Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 808 · 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: question numbers right? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
2. 2.True or false: “adding doodles” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) rewriting neat pages (c) roll number written (d) staring at the ceiling
4. 4.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “random answer changes” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “question numbers right” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) question numbers right (c) random answer changes (d) staring at the ceiling
8. 8.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) staring at the ceiling (c) rewriting neat pages (d) adding doodles
10. 10.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
11. 11.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
12. 12.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “random answer changes” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.✅ 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?
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) staring at the ceiling (c) leaving the hall early (d) roll number written
16. 16.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) sit and wait (c) check your answers (d) chat with others
17. 17.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
18. 18.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) labels on diagrams (b) question numbers right (c) roll number written (d) adding doodles
21. 21.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) spelling of key terms (b) random answer changes (c) staring at the ceiling (d) rewriting neat pages
22. 22.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) units in each answer (b) checking page 1 only (c) rewriting neat pages (d) random answer changes
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) rewriting neat pages (c) leaving the hall early (d) labels on diagrams
24. 24.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
25. 25.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) no, only with a reason (b) always change twice (c) yes, change all (d) yes, at random
27. 27.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
28. 28.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
29. 29.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) guess again (b) do it the same way (c) skip it (d) add the answer back
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) reworking key sums (c) labels on diagrams (d) rewriting neat pages
33. 33.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) reworking key sums (b) random answer changes (c) spelling of key terms (d) question numbers right
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) rewriting neat pages (c) adding doodles (d) checking page 1 only
35. 35.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) reworking key sums (c) staring at the ceiling (d) rewriting neat pages
37. 37.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
38. 38.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave one reason when it asked for two. (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
39. 39.✅ 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
40. 40.True or false: “roll number written” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True

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