Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 306 · 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 poor use of checking time? (a) spelling of key terms (b) leaving the hall early (c) question numbers right (d) units in each answer
2. 2.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
3. 3.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
4. 4.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) labels on diagrams (b) staring at the ceiling (c) question numbers right (d) units in each answer
7. 7.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
8. 8.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
9. 9.✅ 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
10. 10.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
11. 11.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) rewriting neat pages (c) reworking key sums (d) leaving the hall early
12. 12.True or false: “question numbers right” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) leaving the hall early (c) units in each answer (d) adding doodles
15. 15.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) roll number written (c) rewriting neat pages (d) adding doodles
16. 16.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
17. 17.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
18. 18.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) random answer changes (c) all parts answered (d) leaving the hall early
21. 21.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) question numbers right (b) spelling of key terms (c) checking page 1 only (d) labels on diagrams
22. 22.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) chat with others (c) sit and wait (d) check your answers
23. 23.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
24. 24.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) guess again (b) do it the same way (c) skip it (d) add the answer back
25. 25.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) adding doodles (b) question numbers right (c) spelling of key terms (d) reworking key sums
26. 26.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) reworking key sums (b) all parts answered (c) roll number written (d) random answer changes
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) rewriting neat pages (c) checking page 1 only (d) leaving the hall early
28. 28.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) staring at the ceiling (c) question numbers right (d) leaving the hall early
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) reworking key sums (c) spelling of key terms (d) units in each answer
31. 31.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) the hall’s colour (b) the weather (c) your friend’s page (d) your name and roll no.
32. 32.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) does it make sense? (b) is it in pencil? (c) is it neat? (d) is it long?
33. 33.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
34. 34.True or false: “units in each answer” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
37. 37.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “question numbers right” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
40. 40.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip

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