Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 917 · 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) staring at the ceiling (b) adding doodles (c) all parts answered (d) random answer changes
2. 2.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) all parts answered (c) rewriting neat pages (d) question numbers right
5. 5.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
6. 6.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
8. 8.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) random answer changes (c) rewriting neat pages (d) roll number written
9. 9.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) random answer changes (c) checking page 1 only (d) spelling of key terms
10. 10.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
12. 12.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) adding doodles (b) labels on diagrams (c) all parts answered (d) units in each answer
13. 13.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
14. 14.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
15. 15.True or false: “question numbers right” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
17. 17.True or false: “adding doodles” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) check your answers (b) sit and wait (c) leave the hall (d) chat with others
19. 19.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) yes, change all (b) no, only with a reason (c) yes, at random (d) always change twice
20. 20.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) units in each answer (b) rewriting neat pages (c) adding doodles (d) leaving the hall early
21. 21.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) roll number written (b) units in each answer (c) leaving the hall early (d) all parts answered
22. 22.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) does it make sense? (b) is it long? (c) is it neat? (d) is it in pencil?
25. 25.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) labels on diagrams (b) units in each answer (c) leaving the hall early (d) all parts answered
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) all parts answered (c) units in each answer (d) labels on diagrams
28. 28.True or false: “random answer changes” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
32. 32.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) labels on diagrams (c) adding doodles (d) checking page 1 only
34. 34.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) checking page 1 only (c) roll number written (d) staring at the ceiling
37. 37.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) question numbers right (b) staring at the ceiling (c) random answer changes (d) rewriting neat pages
38. 38.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) all parts answered (c) staring at the ceiling (d) rewriting neat pages
39. 39.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False

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