Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 906 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) units in each answer (c) random answer changes (d) labels on diagrams
2. 2.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) staring at the ceiling (c) reworking key sums (d) labels on diagrams
4. 4.True or false: “roll number written” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
6. 6.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) sit and wait (b) check your answers (c) chat with others (d) leave the hall
7. 7.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” 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 missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
9. 9.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
10. 10.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) adding doodles (c) leaving the hall early (d) spelling of key terms
11. 11.True or false: “question numbers right” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
14. 14.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
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.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
19. 19.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
21. 21.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) roll number written (b) all parts answered (c) spelling of key terms (d) checking page 1 only
22. 22.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) do it the same way (b) add the answer back (c) guess again (d) skip it
23. 23.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it neat? (b) is it long? (c) is it in pencil? (d) does it make sense?
24. 24.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
25. 25.✅ 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
26. 26.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) the hall’s colour (b) the weather (c) your friend’s page (d) your name and roll no.
27. 27.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) question numbers right (b) reworking key sums (c) units in each answer (d) rewriting neat pages
28. 28.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “units in each answer” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
32. 32.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “roll number written” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) random answer changes (b) roll number written (c) question numbers right (d) all parts answered
35. 35.True or false: “adding doodles” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) all parts answered (c) adding doodles (d) question numbers right
37. 37.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
38. 38.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) question numbers right (c) reworking key sums (d) roll number written

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