Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 501 · 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.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) random answer changes (c) spelling of key terms (d) rewriting neat pages
3. 3.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
6. 6.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
8. 8.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) guess again (b) do it the same way (c) add the answer back (d) skip it
9. 9.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) reworking key sums (b) labels on diagrams (c) rewriting neat pages (d) question numbers right
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) labels on diagrams (b) leaving the hall early (c) all parts answered (d) question numbers right
11. 11.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) spelling of key terms (b) roll number written (c) reworking key sums (d) adding doodles
12. 12.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
13. 13.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) leaving the hall early (c) adding doodles (d) spelling of key terms
14. 14.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
17. 17.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) staring at the ceiling (c) question numbers right (d) rewriting neat pages
18. 18.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
19. 19.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) question numbers right (b) reworking key sums (c) checking page 1 only (d) units in each answer
20. 20.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
21. 21.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) spelling of key terms (b) staring at the ceiling (c) reworking key sums (d) labels on diagrams
23. 23.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
24. 24.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
25. 25.True or false: “random answer changes” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) adding doodles (c) staring at the ceiling (d) question numbers right
28. 28.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
29. 29.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) random answer changes (c) rewriting neat pages (d) reworking key sums
30. 30.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) units in each answer (c) rewriting neat pages (d) checking page 1 only
31. 31.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
32. 32.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) staring at the ceiling (c) roll number written (d) random answer changes
34. 34.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) leaving the hall early (c) all parts answered (d) checking page 1 only
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) adding doodles (c) spelling of key terms (d) units in each answer
37. 37.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
38. 38.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) question numbers right (c) units in each answer (d) labels on diagrams
40. 40.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) adding doodles (c) roll number written (d) rewriting neat pages

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