Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 481 · 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.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) yes, change all (b) yes, at random (c) always change twice (d) no, only with a reason
2. 2.True or false: “question numbers right” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) checking page 1 only (c) labels on diagrams (d) random answer changes
4. 4.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
6. 6.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
7. 7.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) sit and wait (b) check your answers (c) chat with others (d) leave the hall
8. 8.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
9. 9.True or false: “random answer changes” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) units in each answer (c) labels on diagrams (d) staring at the ceiling
11. 11.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
12. 12.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) checking page 1 only (c) roll number written (d) random answer changes
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) roll number written (c) checking page 1 only (d) reworking key sums
15. 15.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “random answer changes” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) do it the same way (b) guess again (c) add the answer back (d) skip it
18. 18.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
19. 19.True or false: “roll number written” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) leaving the hall early (c) adding doodles (d) spelling of key terms
21. 21.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) labels on diagrams (c) units in each answer (d) leaving the hall early
24. 24.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
27. 27.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) checking page 1 only (c) random answer changes (d) question numbers right
29. 29.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) rewriting neat pages (c) spelling of key terms (d) staring at the ceiling
31. 31.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave the area as 20, not 20 cm². (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
32. 32.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
34. 34.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “roll number written” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
37. 37.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) roll number written (b) all parts answered (c) reworking key sums (d) rewriting neat pages
40. 40.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True

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