Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 182 · 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: checking page 1 only? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
2. 2.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) roll number written (b) reworking key sums (c) spelling of key terms (d) random answer changes
4. 4.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
5. 5.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) staring at the ceiling (c) units in each answer (d) random answer changes
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) rewriting neat pages (c) units in each answer (d) random answer changes
7. 7.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
8. 8.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
9. 9.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
10. 10.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) question numbers right (c) adding doodles (d) rewriting neat pages
11. 11.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) no, only with a reason (b) always change twice (c) yes, change all (d) yes, at random
12. 12.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) adding doodles (c) reworking key sums (d) leaving the hall early
13. 13.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) reworking key sums (b) staring at the ceiling (c) all parts answered (d) question numbers right
14. 14.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) adding doodles (b) question numbers right (c) all parts answered (d) units in each answer
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) checking page 1 only (c) spelling of key terms (d) leaving the hall early
16. 16.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave the area as 20, not 20 cm². (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) random answer changes (c) reworking key sums (d) labels on diagrams
18. 18.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
19. 19.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
20. 20.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) chat with others (b) sit and wait (c) check your answers (d) leave the hall
21. 21.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
22. 22.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
23. 23.True or false: “roll number written” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) staring at the ceiling (c) rewriting neat pages (d) adding doodles
26. 26.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it in pencil? (b) does it make sense? (c) is it long? (d) is it neat?
27. 27.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
28. 28.True or false: “random answer changes” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) staring at the ceiling (c) rewriting neat pages (d) checking page 1 only
32. 32.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) units in each answer (c) roll number written (d) staring at the ceiling
34. 34.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave one reason when it asked for two. (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
35. 35.True or false: “units in each answer” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “all parts answered” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “adding doodles” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
40. 40.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part

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