Exam preparation · lesson 20 of 24 · free

Checking your answers — Exam preparation tips

Many lost marks are slips, not gaps in knowledge. In the last minutes, check that every part is answered, units are written (12 cm, not 12), question numbers match, sums are reworked (check a subtraction by adding back), key words are spelt right and diagrams are labelled. Change an answer only when you find a real mistake — not just because you feel nervous.

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Study tip

Hunt the slips — “use the last minutes to find slips that cost marks”

  1. 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.
  2. 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).
  3. Does the answer make sense? A pencil does not cost ₹4,000.

Use it for: The last 5–10 minutes of every exam, and after every practice sum.

Worked example: 🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. → a copying slip

  1. The working may be fine, but the number taken from the question was wrong.
  2. So it is a copying slip.

Check: Try it: write your own 5-point checking list and use it in your next test ✓

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20 questions. Check each answer, then go to the next one. Get 16 or more right to pass.

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