Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 351 · 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) all parts answered (b) units in each answer (c) labels on diagrams (d) adding doodles
2. 2.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) labels on diagrams (b) all parts answered (c) spelling of key terms (d) rewriting neat pages
3. 3.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) no, only with a reason (b) yes, at random (c) always change twice (d) yes, change all
4. 4.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
5. 5.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) leaving the hall early (c) reworking key sums (d) rewriting neat pages
6. 6.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) random answer changes (c) roll number written (d) leaving the hall early
8. 8.True or false: “question numbers right” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) skip it (b) guess again (c) do it the same way (d) add the answer back
10. 10.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
11. 11.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
12. 12.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
14. 14.True or false: “units in each answer” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) check your answers (c) chat with others (d) sit and wait
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) leaving the hall early (c) random answer changes (d) reworking key sums
18. 18.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) rewriting neat pages (c) checking page 1 only (d) all parts answered
20. 20.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) question numbers right (c) staring at the ceiling (d) reworking key sums
22. 22.True or false: “units in each answer” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
25. 25.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) roll number written (c) all parts answered (d) staring at the ceiling
27. 27.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) leaving the hall early (c) staring at the ceiling (d) units in each answer
30. 30.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
32. 32.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) random answer changes (c) units in each answer (d) leaving the hall early
34. 34.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
35. 35.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
36. 36.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
37. 37.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) checking page 1 only (c) question numbers right (d) leaving the hall early
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) reworking key sums (c) labels on diagrams (d) all parts answered
39. 39.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False

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