Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 887 · 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: “random answer changes” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) always change twice (b) no, only with a reason (c) yes, at random (d) yes, change all
3. 3.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) add the answer back (b) skip it (c) guess again (d) do it the same way
4. 4.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: “adding doodles” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) sit and wait (b) leave the hall (c) chat with others (d) check your answers
7. 7.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
9. 9.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part
10. 10.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
11. 11.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) rewriting neat pages (c) reworking key sums (d) leaving the hall early
12. 12.True or false: “units in each answer” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) the hall’s colour (b) your friend’s page (c) the weather (d) your name and roll no.
14. 14.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) question numbers right (c) units in each answer (d) spelling of key terms
16. 16.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
19. 19.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
20. 20.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) all parts answered (c) leaving the hall early (d) rewriting neat pages
21. 21.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) labels on diagrams (b) rewriting neat pages (c) roll number written (d) units in each answer
23. 23.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) spelling of key terms (c) labels on diagrams (d) question numbers right
28. 28.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
29. 29.True or false: “roll number written” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “question numbers right” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
34. 34.🔍 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 missed part (d) a copying slip
35. 35.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) staring at the ceiling (c) adding doodles (d) labels on diagrams
36. 36.True or false: “roll number written” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) adding doodles (c) spelling of key terms (d) rewriting neat pages
38. 38.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) question numbers right (c) labels on diagrams (d) all parts answered
40. 40.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False

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