Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 472 · 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 of these is a smart thing to check? (a) reworking key sums (b) rewriting neat pages (c) random answer changes (d) leaving the hall early
2. 2.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) chat with others (b) check your answers (c) sit and wait (d) leave the hall
3. 3.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: “question numbers right” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) spelling of key terms (c) units in each answer (d) reworking key sums
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) random answer changes (c) all parts answered (d) question numbers right
8. 8.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
10. 10.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
11. 11.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) labels on diagrams (b) question numbers right (c) units in each answer (d) adding doodles
12. 12.🔍 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 missing unit (d) a missed part
13. 13.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
14. 14.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
16. 16.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) your friend’s page (b) the weather (c) your name and roll no. (d) the hall’s colour
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) adding doodles (c) reworking key sums (d) roll number written
18. 18.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) spelling of key terms (c) checking page 1 only (d) rewriting neat pages
20. 20.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) staring at the ceiling (c) question numbers right (d) rewriting neat pages
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) random answer changes (c) staring at the ceiling (d) checking page 1 only
22. 22.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) question numbers right (c) all parts answered (d) checking page 1 only
24. 24.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
25. 25.True or false: “random answer changes” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) yes, at random (b) yes, change all (c) always change twice (d) no, only with a reason
27. 27.True or false: “adding doodles” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
29. 29.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) all parts answered (c) staring at the ceiling (d) random answer changes
32. 32.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “units in each answer” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
36. 36.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
37. 37.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) units in each answer (c) checking page 1 only (d) random answer changes
38. 38.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
39. 39.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
40. 40.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) leaving the hall early (c) reworking key sums (d) spelling of key terms

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