Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 275 · 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 of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) spelling of key terms (c) random answer changes (d) adding doodles
2. 2.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
4. 4.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) roll number written (b) units in each answer (c) all parts answered (d) rewriting neat pages
5. 5.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) leaving the hall early (c) question numbers right (d) rewriting neat pages
6. 6.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) spelling of key terms (b) adding doodles (c) all parts answered (d) labels on diagrams
8. 8.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
9. 9.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
11. 11.True or false: “all parts answered” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) spelling of key terms (c) labels on diagrams (d) all parts answered
13. 13.True or false: “random answer changes” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “adding doodles” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) random answer changes (c) spelling of key terms (d) adding doodles
18. 18.True or false: “question numbers right” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “roll number written” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
21. 21.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
22. 22.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) chat with others (b) check your answers (c) sit and wait (d) leave the hall
23. 23.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
24. 24.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
25. 25.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it long? (b) is it neat? (c) is it in pencil? (d) does it make sense?
28. 28.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “units in each answer” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
31. 31.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) labels on diagrams (b) rewriting neat pages (c) random answer changes (d) adding doodles
34. 34.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) roll number written (b) reworking key sums (c) labels on diagrams (d) leaving the hall early
36. 36.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) random answer changes (b) labels on diagrams (c) all parts answered (d) question numbers right
37. 37.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) yes, at random (b) always change twice (c) no, only with a reason (d) yes, change all
40. 40.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) checking page 1 only (c) units in each answer (d) leaving the hall early

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