Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 244 · 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 smart check (b) a poor use of time
2. 2.✅ 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
3. 3.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave the area as 20, not 20 cm². (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
4. 4.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) do it the same way (b) add the answer back (c) skip it (d) guess again
5. 5.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
6. 6.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) question numbers right (c) adding doodles (d) random answer changes
7. 7.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) rewriting neat pages (c) question numbers right (d) spelling of key terms
9. 9.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
10. 10.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
12. 12.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
13. 13.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
14. 14.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
15. 15.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) leaving the hall early (c) labels on diagrams (d) staring at the ceiling
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) spelling of key terms (c) leaving the hall early (d) checking page 1 only
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) labels on diagrams (b) units in each answer (c) adding doodles (d) roll number written
18. 18.True or false: “all parts answered” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
20. 20.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) question numbers right (c) rewriting neat pages (d) labels on diagrams
21. 21.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) adding doodles (c) reworking key sums (d) checking page 1 only
22. 22.True or false: “question numbers right” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
24. 24.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
25. 25.True or false: “all parts answered” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) reworking key sums (b) random answer changes (c) labels on diagrams (d) units in each answer
27. 27.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
31. 31.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) adding doodles (b) labels on diagrams (c) spelling of key terms (d) reworking key sums
32. 32.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
33. 33.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
35. 35.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) your friend’s page (b) the hall’s colour (c) your name and roll no. (d) the weather
36. 36.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
38. 38.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) rewriting neat pages (c) units in each answer (d) leaving the hall early
40. 40.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip

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