Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 980 · 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.✅ 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?
2. 2.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) rewriting neat pages (c) checking page 1 only (d) reworking key sums
3. 3.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) reworking key sums (c) spelling of key terms (d) random answer changes
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) checking page 1 only (c) all parts answered (d) rewriting neat pages
6. 6.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) rewriting neat pages (c) roll number written (d) adding doodles
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) rewriting neat pages (c) staring at the ceiling (d) labels on diagrams
8. 8.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) roll number written (b) all parts answered (c) labels on diagrams (d) checking page 1 only
9. 9.True or false: “units in each answer” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
11. 11.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) your name and roll no. (b) the weather (c) your friend’s page (d) the hall’s colour
12. 12.True or false: “roll number written” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “adding doodles” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
15. 15.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) sit and wait (b) leave the hall (c) chat with others (d) check your answers
16. 16.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) leaving the hall early (b) units in each answer (c) reworking key sums (d) labels on diagrams
17. 17.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
18. 18.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
20. 20.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part
21. 21.🔍 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
22. 22.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) all parts answered (c) roll number written (d) spelling of key terms
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) adding doodles (c) random answer changes (d) units in each answer
24. 24.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) leaving the hall early (c) rewriting neat pages (d) staring at the ceiling
26. 26.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) no, only with a reason (b) yes, at random (c) yes, change all (d) always change twice
27. 27.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) adding doodles (b) units in each answer (c) question numbers right (d) spelling of key terms
28. 28.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
30. 30.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) units in each answer (c) question numbers right (d) rewriting neat pages
35. 35.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) checking page 1 only (c) spelling of key terms (d) leaving the hall early
38. 38.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
39. 39.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) checking page 1 only (c) question numbers right (d) spelling of key terms

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