Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 822 · 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.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) the hall’s colour (b) your name and roll no. (c) your friend’s page (d) the weather
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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) units in each answer (c) roll number written (d) question numbers right
4. 4.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) reworking key sums (b) roll number written (c) leaving the hall early (d) spelling of key terms
6. 6.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
7. 7.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) random answer changes (c) checking page 1 only (d) units in each answer
8. 8.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) add the answer back (b) guess again (c) do it the same way (d) skip it
10. 10.✅ 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
11. 11.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
13. 13.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
14. 14.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) leaving the hall early (c) question numbers right (d) rewriting neat pages
15. 15.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
17. 17.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) units in each answer (c) adding doodles (d) question numbers right
18. 18.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) roll number written (c) random answer changes (d) adding doodles
20. 20.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) spelling of key terms (b) reworking key sums (c) question numbers right (d) checking page 1 only
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) random answer changes (c) roll number written (d) question numbers right
22. 22.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) rewriting neat pages (c) staring at the ceiling (d) reworking key sums
23. 23.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
25. 25.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
26. 26.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) adding doodles (c) checking page 1 only (d) roll number written
27. 27.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it long? (b) is it neat? (c) is it in pencil? (d) does it make sense?
28. 28.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
30. 30.True or false: “roll number written” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) roll number written (c) units in each answer (d) all parts answered
32. 32.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) checking page 1 only (c) leaving the hall early (d) adding doodles
34. 34.True or false: “question numbers right” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) check your answers (b) sit and wait (c) chat with others (d) leave the hall
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) rewriting neat pages (c) staring at the ceiling (d) spelling of key terms
37. 37.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave one reason when it asked for two. (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
39. 39.True or false: “question numbers right” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True

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