Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 91 · 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: “adding doodles” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) leaving the hall early (c) reworking key sums (d) units in each answer
3. 3.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) add the answer back (b) do it the same way (c) skip it (d) guess again
4. 4.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) yes, at random (b) yes, change all (c) always change twice (d) no, only with a reason
5. 5.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
6. 6.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) units in each answer (b) staring at the ceiling (c) leaving the hall early (d) adding doodles
8. 8.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave the area as 20, not 20 cm². (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
9. 9.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave one reason when it asked for two. (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
10. 10.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: “units in each answer” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “units in each answer” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “all parts answered” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) labels on diagrams (b) roll number written (c) reworking key sums (d) staring at the ceiling
16. 16.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) sit and wait (b) leave the hall (c) check your answers (d) chat with others
17. 17.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
18. 18.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part
19. 19.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) all parts answered (b) random answer changes (c) leaving the hall early (d) adding doodles
21. 21.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
22. 22.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) staring at the ceiling (c) all parts answered (d) checking page 1 only
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) units in each answer (c) random answer changes (d) adding doodles
25. 25.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
26. 26.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) rewriting neat pages (c) roll number written (d) checking page 1 only
27. 27.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) reworking key sums (b) labels on diagrams (c) units in each answer (d) random answer changes
28. 28.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) roll number written (b) units in each answer (c) all parts answered (d) rewriting neat pages
30. 30.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
31. 31.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
32. 32.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
34. 34.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) roll number written (c) random answer changes (d) labels on diagrams
36. 36.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
37. 37.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) labels on diagrams (b) all parts answered (c) adding doodles (d) question numbers right
39. 39.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) labels on diagrams (b) all parts answered (c) rewriting neat pages (d) spelling of key terms

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