Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 331 · 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) roll number written (b) adding doodles (c) staring at the ceiling (d) random answer changes
2. 2.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
3. 3.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
5. 5.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) spelling of key terms (b) reworking key sums (c) all parts answered (d) leaving the hall early
7. 7.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) sit and wait (b) leave the hall (c) check your answers (d) chat with others
8. 8.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
11. 11.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
12. 12.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave the area as 20, not 20 cm². (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
13. 13.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) spelling of key terms (b) question numbers right (c) all parts answered (d) staring at the ceiling
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) rewriting neat pages (c) leaving the hall early (d) units in each answer
15. 15.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) checking page 1 only (c) question numbers right (d) reworking key sums
17. 17.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) random answer changes (c) question numbers right (d) reworking key sums
19. 19.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
20. 20.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
21. 21.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) staring at the ceiling (c) reworking key sums (d) adding doodles
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) labels on diagrams (c) units in each answer (d) question numbers right
23. 23.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) all parts answered (c) rewriting neat pages (d) labels on diagrams
24. 24.True or false: “question numbers right” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
27. 27.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) staring at the ceiling (c) all parts answered (d) leaving the hall early
28. 28.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) yes, change all (b) no, only with a reason (c) yes, at random (d) always change twice
29. 29.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
30. 30.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
31. 31.True or false: “question numbers right” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “roll number written” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) reworking key sums (b) checking page 1 only (c) spelling of key terms (d) roll number written
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) checking page 1 only (c) all parts answered (d) rewriting neat pages
35. 35.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
36. 36.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) spelling of key terms (b) reworking key sums (c) labels on diagrams (d) adding doodles
37. 37.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
38. 38.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “units in each answer” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True

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