Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 813 · 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: labels on diagrams? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
2. 2.True or false: “units in each answer” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: “all parts answered” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) sit and wait (b) leave the hall (c) check your answers (d) chat with others
5. 5.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) your friend’s page (b) the weather (c) the hall’s colour (d) your name and roll no.
6. 6.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔍 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
9. 9.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) checking page 1 only (c) question numbers right (d) adding doodles
10. 10.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) leaving the hall early (c) labels on diagrams (d) all parts answered
12. 12.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) roll number written (b) leaving the hall early (c) rewriting neat pages (d) adding doodles
13. 13.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) roll number written (b) labels on diagrams (c) all parts answered (d) adding doodles
14. 14.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
16. 16.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) guess again (b) skip it (c) add the answer back (d) do it the same way
17. 17.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) yes, at random (b) always change twice (c) yes, change all (d) no, only with a reason
18. 18.✅ 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?
19. 19.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
20. 20.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
21. 21.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
22. 22.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) labels on diagrams (b) checking page 1 only (c) leaving the hall early (d) adding doodles
24. 24.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
25. 25.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) labels on diagrams (b) adding doodles (c) question numbers right (d) units in each answer
28. 28.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) question numbers right (c) reworking key sums (d) random answer changes
30. 30.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
31. 31.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “roll number written” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part
34. 34.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) roll number written (c) labels on diagrams (d) rewriting neat pages
36. 36.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) leaving the hall early (b) units in each answer (c) all parts answered (d) question numbers right
37. 37.True or false: “question numbers right” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
40. 40.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) spelling of key terms (c) rewriting neat pages (d) checking page 1 only

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