Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 877 · 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.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) yes, change all (b) no, only with a reason (c) always change twice (d) yes, at random
2. 2.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
3. 3.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) leaving the hall early (c) checking page 1 only (d) adding doodles
5. 5.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it neat? (b) does it make sense? (c) is it long? (d) is it in pencil?
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) spelling of key terms (c) rewriting neat pages (d) staring at the ceiling
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) random answer changes (c) adding doodles (d) reworking key sums
8. 8.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) reworking key sums (c) leaving the hall early (d) adding doodles
11. 11.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
13. 13.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
15. 15.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
16. 16.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) checking page 1 only (c) rewriting neat pages (d) all parts answered
17. 17.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) your friend’s page (b) the weather (c) the hall’s colour (d) your name and roll no.
18. 18.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) all parts answered (c) rewriting neat pages (d) spelling of key terms
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) labels on diagrams (c) rewriting neat pages (d) leaving the hall early
20. 20.True or false: “all parts answered” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) spelling of key terms (b) rewriting neat pages (c) checking page 1 only (d) leaving the hall early
22. 22.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave the area as 20, not 20 cm². (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
24. 24.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) sit and wait (b) leave the hall (c) chat with others (d) check your answers
25. 25.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) leaving the hall early (b) question numbers right (c) labels on diagrams (d) all parts answered
26. 26.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) checking page 1 only (c) question numbers right (d) roll number written
30. 30.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
31. 31.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) leaving the hall early (c) units in each answer (d) random answer changes
32. 32.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) guess again (b) skip it (c) add the answer back (d) do it the same way
33. 33.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
35. 35.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) reworking key sums (b) units in each answer (c) spelling of key terms (d) staring at the ceiling
36. 36.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
38. 38.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) spelling of key terms (c) units in each answer (d) checking page 1 only
40. 40.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time

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