Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 291 · 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: spelling of key terms? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
2. 2.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) yes, change all (b) always change twice (c) no, only with a reason (d) yes, at random
4. 4.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) question numbers right (b) reworking key sums (c) roll number written (d) random answer changes
5. 5.🔍 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 copying slip (d) a missing unit
6. 6.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: “units in each answer” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) labels on diagrams (b) rewriting neat pages (c) roll number written (d) spelling of key terms
10. 10.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) labels on diagrams (c) reworking key sums (d) leaving the hall early
12. 12.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
13. 13.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) your friend’s page (b) your name and roll no. (c) the weather (d) the hall’s colour
14. 14.True or false: “random answer changes” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) units in each answer (c) random answer changes (d) rewriting neat pages
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) labels on diagrams (b) units in each answer (c) random answer changes (d) spelling of key terms
17. 17.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
18. 18.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
19. 19.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
21. 21.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) all parts answered (b) staring at the ceiling (c) leaving the hall early (d) adding doodles
22. 22.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) reworking key sums (c) spelling of key terms (d) checking page 1 only
23. 23.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) reworking key sums (b) all parts answered (c) staring at the ceiling (d) units in each answer
25. 25.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
26. 26.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) labels on diagrams (b) rewriting neat pages (c) staring at the ceiling (d) leaving the hall early
28. 28.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
29. 29.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
30. 30.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “random answer changes” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) reworking key sums (c) leaving the hall early (d) question numbers right
33. 33.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) random answer changes (c) staring at the ceiling (d) all parts answered
36. 36.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) question numbers right (b) adding doodles (c) all parts answered (d) reworking key sums
37. 37.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) leaving the hall early (c) units in each answer (d) random answer changes
38. 38.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
39. 39.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True

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