Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 834 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) all parts answered (c) leaving the hall early (d) checking page 1 only
2. 2.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) spelling of key terms (b) labels on diagrams (c) question numbers right (d) rewriting neat pages
3. 3.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) reworking key sums (c) staring at the ceiling (d) random answer changes
6. 6.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) all parts answered (c) adding doodles (d) staring at the ceiling
7. 7.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) your name and roll no. (b) the weather (c) the hall’s colour (d) your friend’s page
8. 8.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) rewriting neat pages (c) reworking key sums (d) staring at the ceiling
10. 10.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave the area as 20, not 20 cm². (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) random answer changes (c) leaving the hall early (d) checking page 1 only
13. 13.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) leaving the hall early (c) rewriting neat pages (d) units in each answer
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) question numbers right (c) adding doodles (d) spelling of key terms
16. 16.True or false: “units in each answer” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “all parts answered” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “random answer changes” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
20. 20.True or false: “all parts answered” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) always change twice (b) yes, at random (c) no, only with a reason (d) yes, change all
22. 22.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
23. 23.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
24. 24.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
25. 25.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) random answer changes (c) leaving the hall early (d) labels on diagrams
26. 26.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
27. 27.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
28. 28.🔍 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 missing unit (d) a calculation slip
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) leaving the hall early (c) rewriting neat pages (d) roll number written
30. 30.True or false: “roll number written” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.✅ 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
32. 32.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) random answer changes (c) question numbers right (d) adding doodles
34. 34.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) random answer changes (c) leaving the hall early (d) labels on diagrams
36. 36.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
37. 37.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) random answer changes (c) staring at the ceiling (d) units in each answer
38. 38.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False

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