Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 347 · 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) checking page 1 only (b) adding doodles (c) staring at the ceiling (d) all parts answered
2. 2.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
3. 3.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) always change twice (b) yes, at random (c) yes, change all (d) no, only with a reason
4. 4.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
7. 7.True or false: “all parts answered” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “adding doodles” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) does it make sense? (b) is it long? (c) is it in pencil? (d) is it neat?
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) staring at the ceiling (c) rewriting neat pages (d) spelling of key terms
13. 13.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) leaving the hall early (c) labels on diagrams (d) checking page 1 only
17. 17.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) sit and wait (b) chat with others (c) leave the hall (d) check your answers
18. 18.True or false: “roll number written” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
20. 20.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) skip it (b) do it the same way (c) add the answer back (d) guess again
21. 21.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
23. 23.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
26. 26.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
28. 28.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) roll number written (c) all parts answered (d) checking page 1 only
30. 30.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) spelling of key terms (c) random answer changes (d) staring at the ceiling
31. 31.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
32. 32.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
33. 33.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) leaving the hall early (c) checking page 1 only (d) labels on diagrams
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) roll number written (c) rewriting neat pages (d) adding doodles
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) units in each answer (c) labels on diagrams (d) all parts answered
36. 36.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) labels on diagrams (b) leaving the hall early (c) spelling of key terms (d) question numbers right
38. 38.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) checking page 1 only (c) units in each answer (d) adding doodles

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