Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 86 · 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: roll number written? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
2. 2.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) do it the same way (b) skip it (c) add the answer back (d) guess again
3. 3.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) roll number written (b) random answer changes (c) rewriting neat pages (d) leaving the hall early
4. 4.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
6. 6.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it in pencil? (b) is it neat? (c) is it long? (d) does it make sense?
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) adding doodles (c) leaving the hall early (d) question numbers right
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) random answer changes (c) labels on diagrams (d) roll number written
9. 9.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) reworking key sums (b) units in each answer (c) adding doodles (d) spelling of key terms
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) all parts answered (c) question numbers right (d) units in each answer
11. 11.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) spelling of key terms (b) all parts answered (c) rewriting neat pages (d) question numbers right
12. 12.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) units in each answer (c) rewriting neat pages (d) checking page 1 only
14. 14.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) question numbers right (c) labels on diagrams (d) leaving the hall early
16. 16.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) no, only with a reason (b) yes, at random (c) always change twice (d) yes, change all
17. 17.True or false: “question numbers right” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) rewriting neat pages (c) leaving the hall early (d) checking page 1 only
20. 20.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) rewriting neat pages (c) units in each answer (d) adding doodles
21. 21.True or false: “roll number written” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) labels on diagrams (b) units in each answer (c) question numbers right (d) checking page 1 only
26. 26.True or false: “adding doodles” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) checking page 1 only (c) random answer changes (d) all parts answered
28. 28.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) your friend’s page (b) the hall’s colour (c) the weather (d) your name and roll no.
29. 29.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) checking page 1 only (c) staring at the ceiling (d) labels on diagrams
30. 30.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
32. 32.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) question numbers right (b) rewriting neat pages (c) leaving the hall early (d) staring at the ceiling
33. 33.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
34. 34.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
36. 36.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
37. 37.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) question numbers right (b) random answer changes (c) spelling of key terms (d) reworking key sums
38. 38.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True

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