Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 97 · 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) False (b) True
2. 2.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
3. 3.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) checking page 1 only (c) labels on diagrams (d) all parts answered
5. 5.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) question numbers right (b) labels on diagrams (c) leaving the hall early (d) all parts answered
7. 7.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) spelling of key terms (c) units in each answer (d) all parts answered
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) rewriting neat pages (c) checking page 1 only (d) all parts answered
9. 9.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave one reason when it asked for two. (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
10. 10.✅ 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
11. 11.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
13. 13.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
14. 14.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) question numbers right (b) random answer changes (c) leaving the hall early (d) staring at the ceiling
15. 15.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
17. 17.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
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.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) leaving the hall early (c) labels on diagrams (d) staring at the ceiling
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) rewriting neat pages (c) checking page 1 only (d) staring at the ceiling
21. 21.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it long? (b) is it neat? (c) is it in pencil? (d) does it make sense?
22. 22.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
23. 23.🔍 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
24. 24.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) units in each answer (c) rewriting neat pages (d) checking page 1 only
27. 27.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
28. 28.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) units in each answer (b) staring at the ceiling (c) leaving the hall early (d) adding doodles
29. 29.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) adding doodles (c) checking page 1 only (d) question numbers right
31. 31.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
32. 32.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) sit and wait (b) leave the hall (c) check your answers (d) chat with others
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) rewriting neat pages (c) checking page 1 only (d) reworking key sums
35. 35.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
36. 36.✅ 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
37. 37.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) rewriting neat pages (c) leaving the hall early (d) spelling of key terms
38. 38.True or false: “roll number written” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True

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