Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 92 · 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: “leaving the hall early” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) spelling of key terms (b) checking page 1 only (c) rewriting neat pages (d) adding doodles
3. 3.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) checking page 1 only (c) leaving the hall early (d) all parts answered
4. 4.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) reworking key sums (c) spelling of key terms (d) rewriting neat pages
6. 6.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
7. 7.✅ 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.
8. 8.True or false: “all parts answered” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) rewriting neat pages (c) roll number written (d) random answer changes
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) checking page 1 only (c) units in each answer (d) spelling of key terms
11. 11.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) staring at the ceiling (c) random answer changes (d) roll number written
12. 12.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) labels on diagrams (c) roll number written (d) rewriting neat pages
14. 14.True or false: “all parts answered” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave the area as 20, not 20 cm². (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
16. 16.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
19. 19.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) leaving the hall early (c) staring at the ceiling (d) units in each answer
20. 20.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it neat? (b) does it make sense? (c) is it long? (d) is it in pencil?
22. 22.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) do it the same way (b) add the answer back (c) skip it (d) guess again
24. 24.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
25. 25.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
26. 26.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
27. 27.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) units in each answer (c) random answer changes (d) adding doodles
29. 29.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) units in each answer (c) reworking key sums (d) question numbers right
31. 31.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) labels on diagrams (c) reworking key sums (d) staring at the ceiling
33. 33.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) yes, at random (b) always change twice (c) no, only with a reason (d) yes, change all
34. 34.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) leaving the hall early (c) checking page 1 only (d) question numbers right
36. 36.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) random answer changes (c) leaving the hall early (d) question numbers right
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) units in each answer (c) roll number written (d) leaving the hall early
39. 39.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “random answer changes” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False

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