Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 360 · 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.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) no, only with a reason (b) always change twice (c) yes, change all (d) yes, at random
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) staring at the ceiling (c) question numbers right (d) leaving the hall early
3. 3.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
4. 4.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
5. 5.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
7. 7.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) roll number written (b) leaving the hall early (c) staring at the ceiling (d) rewriting neat pages
8. 8.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
9. 9.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) reworking key sums (b) units in each answer (c) checking page 1 only (d) spelling of key terms
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) reworking key sums (c) labels on diagrams (d) checking page 1 only
11. 11.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave the area as 20, not 20 cm². (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
12. 12.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
13. 13.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) guess again (b) skip it (c) do it the same way (d) add the answer back
14. 14.🔍 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 missing unit (d) a copying slip
15. 15.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) all parts answered (c) staring at the ceiling (d) checking page 1 only
18. 18.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) roll number written (c) rewriting neat pages (d) reworking key sums
20. 20.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) labels on diagrams (b) checking page 1 only (c) rewriting neat pages (d) staring at the ceiling
21. 21.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
22. 22.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “all parts answered” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) rewriting neat pages (c) random answer changes (d) roll number written
26. 26.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) reworking key sums (c) question numbers right (d) spelling of key terms
27. 27.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) staring at the ceiling (c) checking page 1 only (d) reworking key sums
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) units in each answer (c) all parts answered (d) staring at the ceiling
29. 29.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
31. 31.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
32. 32.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
34. 34.🔍 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
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) random answer changes (c) adding doodles (d) rewriting neat pages
36. 36.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 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
39. 39.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False

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