Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 926 · 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: “spelling of key terms” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
3. 3.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) question numbers right (c) roll number written (d) random answer changes
4. 4.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave one reason when it asked for two. (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
6. 6.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part
7. 7.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
8. 8.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) yes, change all (b) yes, at random (c) always change twice (d) no, only with a reason
9. 9.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) roll number written (b) units in each answer (c) checking page 1 only (d) reworking key sums
10. 10.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) roll number written (b) leaving the hall early (c) staring at the ceiling (d) adding doodles
12. 12.🔍 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 missing unit (d) a calculation slip
13. 13.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
14. 14.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
15. 15.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) the weather (b) the hall’s colour (c) your friend’s page (d) your name and roll no.
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) question numbers right (c) staring at the ceiling (d) units in each answer
17. 17.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
18. 18.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) all parts answered (c) roll number written (d) rewriting neat pages
21. 21.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) skip it (b) guess again (c) do it the same way (d) add the answer back
22. 22.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
23. 23.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) question numbers right (b) checking page 1 only (c) random answer changes (d) rewriting neat pages
24. 24.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
25. 25.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) spelling of key terms (b) checking page 1 only (c) adding doodles (d) leaving the hall early
26. 26.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) does it make sense? (b) is it in pencil? (c) is it neat? (d) is it long?
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) adding doodles (c) leaving the hall early (d) checking page 1 only
32. 32.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) leaving the hall early (c) rewriting neat pages (d) reworking key sums
33. 33.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) chat with others (b) check your answers (c) sit and wait (d) leave the hall
34. 34.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) random answer changes (c) all parts answered (d) roll number written
36. 36.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
37. 37.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “adding doodles” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) adding doodles (c) units in each answer (d) checking page 1 only
40. 40.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) roll number written (b) all parts answered (c) staring at the ceiling (d) spelling of key terms

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