Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 346 · 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: staring at the ceiling? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) leaving the hall early (c) checking page 1 only (d) spelling of key terms
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) reworking key sums (c) spelling of key terms (d) adding doodles
4. 4.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) random answer changes (c) staring at the ceiling (d) labels on diagrams
7. 7.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) question numbers right (c) reworking key sums (d) staring at the ceiling
10. 10.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “random answer changes” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) sit and wait (b) leave the hall (c) chat with others (d) check your answers
13. 13.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
14. 14.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) checking page 1 only (c) reworking key sums (d) spelling of key terms
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) units in each answer (c) rewriting neat pages (d) staring at the ceiling
16. 16.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) add the answer back (b) guess again (c) do it the same way (d) skip it
17. 17.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) staring at the ceiling (c) roll number written (d) rewriting neat pages
18. 18.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) the weather (b) your friend’s page (c) your name and roll no. (d) the hall’s colour
19. 19.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
20. 20.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
21. 21.True or false: “random answer changes” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave one reason when it asked for two. (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
23. 23.True or false: “all parts answered” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) adding doodles (c) random answer changes (d) question numbers right
26. 26.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
27. 27.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
28. 28.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
30. 30.True or false: “question numbers right” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) labels on diagrams (b) all parts answered (c) question numbers right (d) random answer changes
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) checking page 1 only (c) random answer changes (d) leaving the hall early
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) staring at the ceiling (c) leaving the hall early (d) roll number written
34. 34.True or false: “adding doodles” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) always change twice (b) no, only with a reason (c) yes, change all (d) yes, at random
36. 36.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “roll number written” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) spelling of key terms (b) adding doodles (c) roll number written (d) reworking key sums

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