Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 220 · 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 the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) question numbers right (c) random answer changes (d) staring at the ceiling
2. 2.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) leaving the hall early (c) all parts answered (d) rewriting neat pages
3. 3.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) units in each answer (c) checking page 1 only (d) random answer changes
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) roll number written (c) checking page 1 only (d) units in each answer
6. 6.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
8. 8.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) labels on diagrams (b) spelling of key terms (c) all parts answered (d) leaving the hall early
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) reworking key sums (c) staring at the ceiling (d) labels on diagrams
10. 10.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
12. 12.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
13. 13.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) leaving the hall early (c) adding doodles (d) reworking key sums
15. 15.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) the hall’s colour (b) your name and roll no. (c) the weather (d) your friend’s page
16. 16.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
17. 17.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
18. 18.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
19. 19.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) question numbers right (b) staring at the ceiling (c) roll number written (d) spelling of key terms
20. 20.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
21. 21.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) check your answers (b) sit and wait (c) leave the hall (d) chat with others
24. 24.True or false: “units in each answer” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “question numbers right” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) no, only with a reason (b) yes, change all (c) always change twice (d) yes, at random
27. 27.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) do it the same way (b) skip it (c) guess again (d) add the answer back
29. 29.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “units in each answer” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) leaving the hall early (c) staring at the ceiling (d) reworking key sums
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) leaving the hall early (c) reworking key sums (d) roll number written
33. 33.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) leaving the hall early (c) checking page 1 only (d) labels on diagrams
34. 34.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) reworking key sums (b) roll number written (c) units in each answer (d) checking page 1 only
35. 35.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) staring at the ceiling (c) spelling of key terms (d) leaving the hall early
37. 37.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
38. 38.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
39. 39.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
40. 40.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip

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