Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 85 · 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: “units in each answer” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
3. 3.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
4. 4.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) question numbers right (c) labels on diagrams (d) rewriting neat pages
6. 6.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) checking page 1 only (b) spelling of key terms (c) all parts answered (d) units in each answer
7. 7.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it in pencil? (b) is it long? (c) is it neat? (d) does it make sense?
8. 8.True or false: “adding doodles” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) roll number written (c) leaving the hall early (d) adding doodles
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) staring at the ceiling (c) checking page 1 only (d) spelling of key terms
13. 13.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
14. 14.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) staring at the ceiling (c) spelling of key terms (d) units in each answer
15. 15.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) yes, at random (b) no, only with a reason (c) always change twice (d) yes, change all
16. 16.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) skip it (b) guess again (c) add the answer back (d) do it the same way
17. 17.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
19. 19.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) labels on diagrams (b) roll number written (c) all parts answered (d) staring at the ceiling
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) random answer changes (c) leaving the hall early (d) labels on diagrams
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) labels on diagrams (c) all parts answered (d) question numbers right
23. 23.True or false: “adding doodles” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) staring at the ceiling (c) adding doodles (d) spelling of key terms
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) staring at the ceiling (c) leaving the hall early (d) rewriting neat pages
26. 26.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
27. 27.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) reworking key sums (b) random answer changes (c) checking page 1 only (d) adding doodles
28. 28.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) your friend’s page (b) the weather (c) your name and roll no. (d) the hall’s colour
29. 29.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) adding doodles (c) roll number written (d) labels on diagrams
31. 31.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
32. 32.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) chat with others (b) leave the hall (c) sit and wait (d) check your answers
33. 33.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) reworking key sums (b) adding doodles (c) question numbers right (d) roll number written
34. 34.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
35. 35.True or false: “roll number written” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) adding doodles (c) rewriting neat pages (d) leaving the hall early
38. 38.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) leaving the hall early (b) question numbers right (c) spelling of key terms (d) units in each answer
39. 39.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True

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