Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 503 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) question numbers right (c) units in each answer (d) staring at the ceiling
2. 2.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) reworking key sums (c) staring at the ceiling (d) checking page 1 only
3. 3.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
5. 5.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) question numbers right (c) adding doodles (d) checking page 1 only
7. 7.✅ 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
8. 8.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) units in each answer (c) labels on diagrams (d) adding doodles
10. 10.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) question numbers right (b) leaving the hall early (c) staring at the ceiling (d) rewriting neat pages
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) adding doodles (c) leaving the hall early (d) staring at the ceiling
13. 13.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
14. 14.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
15. 15.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) labels on diagrams (b) all parts answered (c) roll number written (d) adding doodles
17. 17.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
18. 18.True or false: “units in each answer” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) the hall’s colour (b) your friend’s page (c) your name and roll no. (d) the weather
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) reworking key sums (c) roll number written (d) rewriting neat pages
22. 22.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
24. 24.✅ 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
25. 25.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) labels on diagrams (b) roll number written (c) staring at the ceiling (d) units in each answer
26. 26.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
27. 27.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “adding doodles” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
33. 33.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
36. 36.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) random answer changes (c) rewriting neat pages (d) leaving the hall early
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) random answer changes (c) checking page 1 only (d) adding doodles
39. 39.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) sit and wait (b) leave the hall (c) chat with others (d) check your answers
40. 40.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time

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