Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 434 · 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) units in each answer (b) spelling of key terms (c) random answer changes (d) labels on diagrams
2. 2.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
3. 3.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) spelling of key terms (c) units in each answer (d) leaving the hall early
5. 5.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) reworking key sums (b) checking page 1 only (c) labels on diagrams (d) roll number written
6. 6.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
7. 7.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) roll number written (c) leaving the hall early (d) units in each answer
8. 8.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) question numbers right (b) staring at the ceiling (c) checking page 1 only (d) rewriting neat pages
9. 9.True or false: “all parts answered” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) roll number written (c) all parts answered (d) spelling of key terms
11. 11.True or false: “question numbers right” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) the hall’s colour (b) the weather (c) your friend’s page (d) your name and roll no.
13. 13.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) roll number written (c) labels on diagrams (d) adding doodles
14. 14.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) always change twice (b) yes, change all (c) no, only with a reason (d) yes, at random
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) leaving the hall early (c) checking page 1 only (d) staring at the ceiling
16. 16.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it in pencil? (b) does it make sense? (c) is it neat? (d) is it long?
17. 17.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) roll number written (c) reworking key sums (d) question numbers right
20. 20.True or false: “roll number written” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) units in each answer (b) checking page 1 only (c) rewriting neat pages (d) adding doodles
22. 22.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
23. 23.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) roll number written (b) staring at the ceiling (c) units in each answer (d) labels on diagrams
24. 24.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) checking page 1 only (c) reworking key sums (d) random answer changes
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) question numbers right (c) reworking key sums (d) staring at the ceiling
28. 28.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
29. 29.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
30. 30.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
32. 32.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) sit and wait (c) check your answers (d) chat with others
34. 34.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
35. 35.True or false: “random answer changes” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
38. 38.True or false: “units in each answer” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False

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