Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 344 · 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: roll number written? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
2. 2.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
3. 3.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) reworking key sums (b) rewriting neat pages (c) labels on diagrams (d) all parts answered
5. 5.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) spelling of key terms (b) checking page 1 only (c) adding doodles (d) staring at the ceiling
6. 6.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) labels on diagrams (b) reworking key sums (c) leaving the hall early (d) spelling of key terms
7. 7.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) labels on diagrams (c) staring at the ceiling (d) roll number written
9. 9.True or false: “question numbers right” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) labels on diagrams (b) random answer changes (c) reworking key sums (d) question numbers right
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) question numbers right (c) all parts answered (d) rewriting neat pages
13. 13.🔍 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
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) roll number written (c) checking page 1 only (d) all parts answered
15. 15.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) labels on diagrams (c) leaving the hall early (d) rewriting neat pages
16. 16.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave one reason when it asked for two. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
17. 17.✅ 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
18. 18.True or false: “units in each answer” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave the area as 20, not 20 cm². (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
21. 21.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) rewriting neat pages (c) checking page 1 only (d) units in each answer
22. 22.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
23. 23.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) random answer changes (c) leaving the hall early (d) roll number written
25. 25.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
26. 26.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) yes, change all (b) no, only with a reason (c) always change twice (d) yes, at random
27. 27.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) spelling of key terms (c) checking page 1 only (d) reworking key sums
28. 28.True or false: “all parts answered” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) your name and roll no. (b) your friend’s page (c) the hall’s colour (d) the weather
30. 30.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) check your answers (c) sit and wait (d) chat with others
31. 31.True or false: “question numbers right” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) reworking key sums (c) question numbers right (d) adding doodles
34. 34.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
36. 36.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) labels on diagrams (b) question numbers right (c) random answer changes (d) all parts answered
38. 38.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) roll number written (b) adding doodles (c) all parts answered (d) spelling of key terms
40. 40.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True

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