Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 836 · 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: random answer changes? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
2. 2.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
5. 5.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: “units in each answer” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave one reason when it asked for two. (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
8. 8.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) all parts answered (c) staring at the ceiling (d) rewriting neat pages
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) roll number written (c) adding doodles (d) leaving the hall early
10. 10.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) no, only with a reason (b) always change twice (c) yes, at random (d) yes, change all
11. 11.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
12. 12.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “roll number written” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “units in each answer” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) reworking key sums (b) rewriting neat pages (c) roll number written (d) all parts answered
16. 16.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “roll number written” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) leaving the hall early (c) checking page 1 only (d) units in each answer
20. 20.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) checking page 1 only (c) units in each answer (d) labels on diagrams
23. 23.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
24. 24.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
25. 25.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) rewriting neat pages (c) labels on diagrams (d) reworking key sums
27. 27.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) checking page 1 only (c) adding doodles (d) roll number written
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) reworking key sums (c) rewriting neat pages (d) random answer changes
29. 29.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
30. 30.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.✅ 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?
33. 33.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) your name and roll no. (b) the hall’s colour (c) your friend’s page (d) the weather
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) reworking key sums (c) spelling of key terms (d) question numbers right
35. 35.🔍 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
36. 36.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) random answer changes (c) units in each answer (d) checking page 1 only
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) reworking key sums (c) roll number written (d) random answer changes
39. 39.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True

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