Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 96 · 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: “adding doodles” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) roll number written (b) staring at the ceiling (c) rewriting neat pages (d) leaving the hall early
3. 3.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) spelling of key terms (b) reworking key sums (c) adding doodles (d) all parts answered
4. 4.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
5. 5.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) labels on diagrams (c) rewriting neat pages (d) question numbers right
7. 7.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
8. 8.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) labels on diagrams (b) all parts answered (c) checking page 1 only (d) reworking key sums
10. 10.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part
11. 11.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) question numbers right (b) all parts answered (c) labels on diagrams (d) staring at the ceiling
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) labels on diagrams (b) roll number written (c) adding doodles (d) question numbers right
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) leaving the hall early (c) rewriting neat pages (d) random answer changes
14. 14.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
16. 16.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) rewriting neat pages (c) checking page 1 only (d) reworking key sums
17. 17.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
18. 18.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
19. 19.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) skip it (b) do it the same way (c) guess again (d) add the answer back
20. 20.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) reworking key sums (c) staring at the ceiling (d) rewriting neat pages
22. 22.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) no, only with a reason (b) yes, at random (c) always change twice (d) yes, change all
23. 23.True or false: “units in each answer” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
25. 25.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) staring at the ceiling (c) labels on diagrams (d) units in each answer
27. 27.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) checking page 1 only (c) units in each answer (d) staring at the ceiling
29. 29.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) your friend’s page (b) the weather (c) the hall’s colour (d) your name and roll no.
30. 30.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
31. 31.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
32. 32.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it long? (b) does it make sense? (c) is it in pencil? (d) is it neat?
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) checking page 1 only (c) all parts answered (d) spelling of key terms
34. 34.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) check your answers (b) chat with others (c) sit and wait (d) leave the hall
35. 35.🔍 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
36. 36.True or false: “units in each answer” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
38. 38.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) spelling of key terms (b) question numbers right (c) random answer changes (d) labels on diagrams
39. 39.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
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) rewriting neat pages (c) leaving the hall early (d) labels on diagrams

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