Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 138 · 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) is it neat? (c) is it in pencil? (d) does it make sense?
2. 2.True or false: “units in each answer” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
6. 6.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
7. 7.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) spelling of key terms (b) reworking key sums (c) question numbers right (d) adding doodles
9. 9.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
10. 10.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave the area as 20, not 20 cm². (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
11. 11.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part
12. 12.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) random answer changes (c) staring at the ceiling (d) roll number written
13. 13.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
15. 15.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
16. 16.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) adding doodles (c) reworking key sums (d) checking page 1 only
17. 17.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) leaving the hall early (c) checking page 1 only (d) reworking key sums
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) question numbers right (c) checking page 1 only (d) adding doodles
20. 20.True or false: “random answer changes” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “units in each answer” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 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 missing unit (d) a copying slip
24. 24.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
25. 25.True or false: “question numbers right” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
27. 27.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) adding doodles (c) spelling of key terms (d) checking page 1 only
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) labels on diagrams (b) staring at the ceiling (c) spelling of key terms (d) all parts answered
29. 29.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) check your answers (b) sit and wait (c) chat with others (d) leave the hall
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) rewriting neat pages (c) labels on diagrams (d) units in each answer
31. 31.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
32. 32.✅ 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
33. 33.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
34. 34.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) leaving the hall early (b) spelling of key terms (c) all parts answered (d) reworking key sums
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) all parts answered (c) labels on diagrams (d) units in each answer
37. 37.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) rewriting neat pages (c) random answer changes (d) all parts answered
40. 40.True or false: “adding doodles” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True

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