Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 212 · 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: rewriting neat pages? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
2. 2.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
4. 4.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) checking page 1 only (c) spelling of key terms (d) roll number written
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.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
7. 7.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it long? (b) does it make sense? (c) is it neat? (d) is it in pencil?
8. 8.✅ 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.
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) units in each answer (c) all parts answered (d) labels on diagrams
10. 10.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
11. 11.True or false: “units in each answer” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) random answer changes (c) units in each answer (d) leaving the hall early
13. 13.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
15. 15.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
16. 16.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
18. 18.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) labels on diagrams (b) leaving the hall early (c) staring at the ceiling (d) adding doodles
19. 19.True or false: “all parts answered” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
21. 21.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
22. 22.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave the area as 20, not 20 cm². (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) units in each answer (c) spelling of key terms (d) all parts answered
24. 24.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) spelling of key terms (c) staring at the ceiling (d) adding doodles
25. 25.True or false: “random answer changes” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) reworking key sums (b) leaving the hall early (c) units in each answer (d) all parts answered
27. 27.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) spelling of key terms (b) random answer changes (c) question numbers right (d) reworking key sums
28. 28.True or false: “roll number written” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) reworking key sums (c) question numbers right (d) staring at the ceiling
30. 30.True or false: “units in each answer” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) staring at the ceiling (c) reworking key sums (d) random answer changes
32. 32.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) no, only with a reason (b) yes, at random (c) always change twice (d) yes, change all
35. 35.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) reworking key sums (b) staring at the ceiling (c) spelling of key terms (d) units in each answer
36. 36.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
37. 37.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
38. 38.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) sit and wait (b) chat with others (c) leave the hall (d) check your answers
39. 39.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) question numbers right (c) leaving the hall early (d) staring at the ceiling
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) rewriting neat pages (c) question numbers right (d) checking page 1 only

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