Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 932 · 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: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) does it make sense? (b) is it neat? (c) is it long? (d) is it in pencil?
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) random answer changes (c) checking page 1 only (d) roll number written
4. 4.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) labels on diagrams (b) roll number written (c) staring at the ceiling (d) all parts answered
7. 7.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
8. 8.True or false: “units in each answer” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “units in each answer” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) adding doodles (c) all parts answered (d) leaving the hall early
11. 11.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part
12. 12.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
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: “checking page 1 only” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) reworking key sums (b) all parts answered (c) staring at the ceiling (d) units in each answer
16. 16.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
17. 17.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
18. 18.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) question numbers right (b) rewriting neat pages (c) units in each answer (d) all parts answered
19. 19.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) guess again (b) skip it (c) do it the same way (d) add the answer back
20. 20.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
21. 21.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
23. 23.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
24. 24.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “all parts answered” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “question numbers right” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) rewriting neat pages (c) reworking key sums (d) roll number written
30. 30.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) labels on diagrams (b) roll number written (c) reworking key sums (d) leaving the hall early
31. 31.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) units in each answer (c) leaving the hall early (d) rewriting neat pages
32. 32.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) question numbers right (b) leaving the hall early (c) rewriting neat pages (d) random answer changes
33. 33.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) all parts answered (c) staring at the ceiling (d) rewriting neat pages
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) roll number written (c) adding doodles (d) labels on diagrams
35. 35.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) sit and wait (b) chat with others (c) check your answers (d) leave the hall
36. 36.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) question numbers right (b) units in each answer (c) spelling of key terms (d) random answer changes
37. 37.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) rewriting neat pages (c) units in each answer (d) leaving the hall early
40. 40.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check

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