Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 393 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) adding doodles (c) spelling of key terms (d) units in each answer
2. 2.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
3. 3.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it in pencil? (b) is it neat? (c) does it make sense? (d) is it long?
4. 4.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) sit and wait (b) check your answers (c) chat with others (d) leave the hall
5. 5.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) question numbers right (b) reworking key sums (c) roll number written (d) staring at the ceiling
6. 6.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
7. 7.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
8. 8.True or false: “roll number written” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) reworking key sums (b) roll number written (c) question numbers right (d) leaving the hall early
10. 10.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
12. 12.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) random answer changes (c) question numbers right (d) staring at the ceiling
13. 13.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
14. 14.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “roll number written” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) reworking key sums (b) random answer changes (c) checking page 1 only (d) rewriting neat pages
18. 18.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
19. 19.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) question numbers right (c) units in each answer (d) roll number written
21. 21.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
22. 22.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave the area as 20, not 20 cm². (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
23. 23.True or false: “units in each answer” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) all parts answered (c) spelling of key terms (d) roll number written
25. 25.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) labels on diagrams (c) all parts answered (d) checking page 1 only
27. 27.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
29. 29.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
30. 30.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) adding doodles (c) leaving the hall early (d) question numbers right
32. 32.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) yes, at random (b) yes, change all (c) no, only with a reason (d) always change twice
33. 33.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
34. 34.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) spelling of key terms (b) random answer changes (c) rewriting neat pages (d) adding doodles
35. 35.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
36. 36.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
37. 37.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) question numbers right (c) reworking key sums (d) rewriting neat pages

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