Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 460 · 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.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) all parts answered (c) leaving the hall early (d) roll number written
3. 3.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) spelling of key terms (b) roll number written (c) question numbers right (d) random answer changes
5. 5.✅ 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
6. 6.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) rewriting neat pages (c) checking page 1 only (d) spelling of key terms
8. 8.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) roll number written (b) all parts answered (c) adding doodles (d) reworking key sums
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) labels on diagrams (b) checking page 1 only (c) adding doodles (d) random answer changes
10. 10.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) all parts answered (c) leaving the hall early (d) adding doodles
11. 11.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
12. 12.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) check your answers (c) sit and wait (d) chat with others
14. 14.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
15. 15.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
17. 17.🔍 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
18. 18.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
19. 19.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) does it make sense? (b) is it in pencil? (c) is it long? (d) is it neat?
20. 20.True or false: “random answer changes” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
26. 26.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
27. 27.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) units in each answer (c) staring at the ceiling (d) labels on diagrams
29. 29.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
30. 30.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) staring at the ceiling (c) random answer changes (d) reworking key sums
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) checking page 1 only (c) rewriting neat pages (d) random answer changes
33. 33.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) your friend’s page (b) the hall’s colour (c) the weather (d) your name and roll no.
35. 35.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) units in each answer (c) labels on diagrams (d) rewriting neat pages
37. 37.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) roll number written (c) labels on diagrams (d) checking page 1 only

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