Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 861 · 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 wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) leaving the hall early (c) units in each answer (d) checking page 1 only
3. 3.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) yes, at random (b) always change twice (c) yes, change all (d) no, only with a reason
6. 6.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) leaving the hall early (c) staring at the ceiling (d) question numbers right
7. 7.True or false: “roll number written” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
9. 9.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) random answer changes (b) units in each answer (c) spelling of key terms (d) reworking key sums
11. 11.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) spelling of key terms (c) leaving the hall early (d) reworking key sums
13. 13.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) check your answers (b) sit and wait (c) leave the hall (d) chat with others
14. 14.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “roll number written” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) adding doodles (c) checking page 1 only (d) units in each answer
17. 17.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
18. 18.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) adding doodles (c) labels on diagrams (d) random answer changes
19. 19.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
21. 21.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) roll number written (b) random answer changes (c) rewriting neat pages (d) adding doodles
22. 22.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
23. 23.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) leaving the hall early (c) all parts answered (d) staring at the ceiling
25. 25.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) units in each answer (c) spelling of key terms (d) leaving the hall early
27. 27.True or false: “question numbers right” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) labels on diagrams (c) staring at the ceiling (d) spelling of key terms
30. 30.✅ 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
31. 31.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) rewriting neat pages (c) checking page 1 only (d) question numbers right
33. 33.True or false: “question numbers right” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) labels on diagrams (c) reworking key sums (d) rewriting neat pages
36. 36.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
37. 37.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it long? (b) is it neat? (c) is it in pencil? (d) does it make sense?
38. 38.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
40. 40.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check

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