Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 827 · 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 answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) does it make sense? (b) is it long? (c) is it in pencil? (d) is it neat?
3. 3.True or false: “units in each answer” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
5. 5.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
6. 6.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
7. 7.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) your friend’s page (b) your name and roll no. (c) the hall’s colour (d) the weather
8. 8.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) staring at the ceiling (c) labels on diagrams (d) adding doodles
9. 9.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
10. 10.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) labels on diagrams (c) roll number written (d) random answer changes
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) checking page 1 only (c) random answer changes (d) units in each answer
12. 12.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) adding doodles (c) roll number written (d) random answer changes
13. 13.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) adding doodles (c) question numbers right (d) roll number written
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) units in each answer (c) staring at the ceiling (d) all parts answered
16. 16.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
17. 17.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) skip it (b) guess again (c) do it the same way (d) add the answer back
19. 19.True or false: “question numbers right” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
22. 22.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) always change twice (b) no, only with a reason (c) yes, change all (d) yes, at random
23. 23.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part
24. 24.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) chat with others (c) check your answers (d) sit and wait
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) adding doodles (c) rewriting neat pages (d) random answer changes
27. 27.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
29. 29.🔍 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
30. 30.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) rewriting neat pages (c) spelling of key terms (d) checking page 1 only
31. 31.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
33. 33.🔍 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 missing unit (d) a calculation slip
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) adding doodles (c) rewriting neat pages (d) labels on diagrams
35. 35.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) all parts answered (c) staring at the ceiling (d) adding doodles
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) spelling of key terms (c) units in each answer (d) all parts answered
37. 37.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
39. 39.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) adding doodles (c) staring at the ceiling (d) spelling of key terms

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