Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 895 · 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 copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) leaving the hall early (c) roll number written (d) random answer changes
3. 3.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
5. 5.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) checking page 1 only (c) labels on diagrams (d) spelling of key terms
6. 6.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) skip it (b) add the answer back (c) do it the same way (d) guess again
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) adding doodles (c) question numbers right (d) checking page 1 only
8. 8.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) your friend’s page (b) your name and roll no. (c) the weather (d) the hall’s colour
9. 9.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) leaving the hall early (b) all parts answered (c) units in each answer (d) question numbers right
10. 10.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
13. 13.True or false: “adding doodles” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) adding doodles (c) units in each answer (d) staring at the ceiling
16. 16.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) labels on diagrams (b) spelling of key terms (c) random answer changes (d) units in each answer
19. 19.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
20. 20.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) chat with others (b) check your answers (c) leave the hall (d) sit and wait
21. 21.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
23. 23.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) question numbers right (b) labels on diagrams (c) random answer changes (d) roll number written
24. 24.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) rewriting neat pages (c) labels on diagrams (d) all parts answered
26. 26.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) reworking key sums (b) random answer changes (c) rewriting neat pages (d) checking page 1 only
27. 27.True or false: “question numbers right” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) does it make sense? (b) is it in pencil? (c) is it long? (d) is it neat?
29. 29.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
30. 30.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) adding doodles (c) spelling of key terms (d) question numbers right
32. 32.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
33. 33.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
34. 34.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
35. 35.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) checking page 1 only (c) question numbers right (d) rewriting neat pages
36. 36.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) adding doodles (c) all parts answered (d) random answer changes
37. 37.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) question numbers right (c) roll number written (d) rewriting neat pages
40. 40.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip

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