Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 111 · 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: “question numbers right” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
3. 3.True or false: “all parts answered” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) labels on diagrams (b) spelling of key terms (c) checking page 1 only (d) question numbers right
5. 5.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) reworking key sums (c) staring at the ceiling (d) leaving the hall early
7. 7.✅ 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
8. 8.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
9. 9.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) question numbers right (b) all parts answered (c) spelling of key terms (d) rewriting neat pages
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) units in each answer (c) question numbers right (d) roll number written
11. 11.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
12. 12.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
19. 19.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) spelling of key terms (c) reworking key sums (d) question numbers right
21. 21.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) add the answer back (b) do it the same way (c) skip it (d) guess again
22. 22.🔍 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
23. 23.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) labels on diagrams (c) rewriting neat pages (d) adding doodles
25. 25.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part
26. 26.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
27. 27.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) labels on diagrams (b) rewriting neat pages (c) checking page 1 only (d) staring at the ceiling
28. 28.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
29. 29.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
30. 30.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
32. 32.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) staring at the ceiling (c) units in each answer (d) checking page 1 only
33. 33.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
34. 34.True or false: “question numbers right” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “roll number written” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) random answer changes (c) reworking key sums (d) question numbers right
37. 37.✅ 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.
38. 38.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
39. 39.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) leaving the hall early (c) checking page 1 only (d) spelling of key terms

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