Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 180 · 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: labels on diagrams? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
2. 2.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
3. 3.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
4. 4.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) all parts answered (c) adding doodles (d) question numbers right
6. 6.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
7. 7.True or false: “roll number written” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) yes, change all (b) yes, at random (c) always change twice (d) no, only with a reason
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) reworking key sums (c) checking page 1 only (d) all parts answered
10. 10.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) skip it (b) add the answer back (c) do it the same way (d) guess again
11. 11.True or false: “question numbers right” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) adding doodles (c) spelling of key terms (d) labels on diagrams
13. 13.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
14. 14.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) spelling of key terms (b) roll number written (c) checking page 1 only (d) units in each answer
15. 15.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) roll number written (c) spelling of key terms (d) all parts answered
16. 16.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave one reason when it asked for two. (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
17. 17.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
20. 20.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) labels on diagrams (c) all parts answered (d) random answer changes
22. 22.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
24. 24.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
25. 25.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) chat with others (b) leave the hall (c) sit and wait (d) check your answers
26. 26.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
27. 27.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) leaving the hall early (c) rewriting neat pages (d) all parts answered
30. 30.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “question numbers right” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) all parts answered (c) random answer changes (d) question numbers right
34. 34.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) checking page 1 only (c) rewriting neat pages (d) leaving the hall early
36. 36.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) rewriting neat pages (c) random answer changes (d) units in each answer
38. 38.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) leaving the hall early (c) checking page 1 only (d) question numbers right
40. 40.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip

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