Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 450 · 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.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) sit and wait (b) chat with others (c) check your answers (d) leave the hall
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) labels on diagrams (b) roll number written (c) rewriting neat pages (d) units in each answer
4. 4.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) reworking key sums (c) rewriting neat pages (d) adding doodles
5. 5.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) staring at the ceiling (c) rewriting neat pages (d) reworking key sums
7. 7.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) question numbers right (c) rewriting neat pages (d) leaving the hall early
9. 9.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
10. 10.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) skip it (b) guess again (c) add the answer back (d) do it the same way
11. 11.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) checking page 1 only (c) roll number written (d) leaving the hall early
12. 12.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) spelling of key terms (c) all parts answered (d) labels on diagrams
15. 15.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) labels on diagrams (b) all parts answered (c) staring at the ceiling (d) spelling of key terms
17. 17.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) labels on diagrams (c) question numbers right (d) leaving the hall early
18. 18.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) spelling of key terms (b) reworking key sums (c) roll number written (d) rewriting neat pages
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) adding doodles (c) spelling of key terms (d) question numbers right
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) roll number written (c) rewriting neat pages (d) checking page 1 only
21. 21.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) reworking key sums (c) roll number written (d) adding doodles
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) spelling of key terms (c) checking page 1 only (d) units in each answer
23. 23.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
24. 24.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) reworking key sums (b) units in each answer (c) all parts answered (d) random answer changes
25. 25.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
26. 26.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
27. 27.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
28. 28.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
29. 29.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.✅ 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
32. 32.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
33. 33.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) leaving the hall early (c) all parts answered (d) rewriting neat pages
35. 35.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “roll number written” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
38. 38.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
40. 40.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time

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