Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 994 · 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.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
2. 2.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) staring at the ceiling (c) checking page 1 only (d) question numbers right
3. 3.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) adding doodles (c) roll number written (d) reworking key sums
4. 4.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) adding doodles (c) random answer changes (d) roll number written
5. 5.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
7. 7.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
9. 9.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
10. 10.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
11. 11.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) checking page 1 only (c) leaving the hall early (d) units in each answer
12. 12.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) checking page 1 only (c) labels on diagrams (d) leaving the hall early
13. 13.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) your friend’s page (b) the hall’s colour (c) the weather (d) your name and roll no.
15. 15.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
16. 16.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) reworking key sums (c) rewriting neat pages (d) units in each answer
17. 17.True or false: “adding doodles” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) adding doodles (c) all parts answered (d) random answer changes
19. 19.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) checking page 1 only (c) staring at the ceiling (d) question numbers right
22. 22.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.✅ 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
24. 24.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
26. 26.True or false: “question numbers right” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) spelling of key terms (b) checking page 1 only (c) rewriting neat pages (d) leaving the hall early
28. 28.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) checking page 1 only (c) rewriting neat pages (d) all parts answered
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) staring at the ceiling (c) spelling of key terms (d) question numbers right
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) checking page 1 only (c) leaving the hall early (d) roll number written
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) checking page 1 only (c) labels on diagrams (d) leaving the hall early
32. 32.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part
33. 33.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) checking page 1 only (b) spelling of key terms (c) all parts answered (d) units in each answer
35. 35.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
36. 36.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “random answer changes” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) do it the same way (b) guess again (c) skip it (d) add the answer back
39. 39.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
40. 40.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False

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