Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 938 · 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 poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
3. 3.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave one reason when it asked for two. (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
5. 5.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) staring at the ceiling (c) adding doodles (d) units in each answer
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) adding doodles (c) checking page 1 only (d) rewriting neat pages
8. 8.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
9. 9.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
11. 11.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) leaving the hall early (c) all parts answered (d) checking page 1 only
12. 12.True or false: “roll number written” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “random answer changes” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) staring at the ceiling (c) labels on diagrams (d) leaving the hall early
15. 15.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it in pencil? (b) is it long? (c) does it make sense? (d) is it neat?
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) rewriting neat pages (c) all parts answered (d) checking page 1 only
17. 17.True or false: “question numbers right” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “all parts answered” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
20. 20.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) always change twice (b) yes, at random (c) yes, change all (d) no, only with a reason
21. 21.✅ 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.
22. 22.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) guess again (b) add the answer back (c) do it the same way (d) skip it
23. 23.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) leaving the hall early (c) adding doodles (d) spelling of key terms
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) random answer changes (c) spelling of key terms (d) units in each answer
27. 27.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) labels on diagrams (b) units in each answer (c) roll number written (d) adding doodles
30. 30.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) all parts answered (c) leaving the hall early (d) question numbers right
33. 33.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) leaving the hall early (c) units in each answer (d) staring at the ceiling
36. 36.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
37. 37.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) labels on diagrams (b) all parts answered (c) reworking key sums (d) rewriting neat pages
39. 39.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
40. 40.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) chat with others (b) check your answers (c) sit and wait (d) leave the hall

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