Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 207 · 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.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) the weather (b) your friend’s page (c) your name and roll no. (d) the hall’s colour
2. 2.True or false: “roll number written” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “random answer changes” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) spelling of key terms (c) reworking key sums (d) units in each answer
8. 8.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
9. 9.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) question numbers right (c) leaving the hall early (d) rewriting neat pages
11. 11.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 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
13. 13.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) reworking key sums (c) leaving the hall early (d) checking page 1 only
14. 14.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
15. 15.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) staring at the ceiling (c) checking page 1 only (d) spelling of key terms
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) roll number written (c) checking page 1 only (d) reworking key sums
17. 17.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) roll number written (c) leaving the hall early (d) checking page 1 only
18. 18.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) rewriting neat pages (c) units in each answer (d) reworking key sums
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) labels on diagrams (b) checking page 1 only (c) staring at the ceiling (d) rewriting neat pages
20. 20.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
21. 21.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) yes, at random (b) always change twice (c) yes, change all (d) no, only with a reason
24. 24.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave the area as 20, not 20 cm². (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part
25. 25.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
26. 26.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
27. 27.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) check your answers (c) chat with others (d) sit and wait
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) rewriting neat pages (c) staring at the ceiling (d) adding doodles
29. 29.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) spelling of key terms (b) staring at the ceiling (c) reworking key sums (d) labels on diagrams
30. 30.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
31. 31.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) units in each answer (c) random answer changes (d) adding doodles
32. 32.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) units in each answer (c) spelling of key terms (d) rewriting neat pages
34. 34.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
35. 35.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
36. 36.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
37. 37.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) question numbers right (b) roll number written (c) spelling of key terms (d) leaving the hall early
38. 38.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) roll number written (b) labels on diagrams (c) checking page 1 only (d) question numbers right
39. 39.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False

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