Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 507 · 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 the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
2. 2.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) always change twice (b) no, only with a reason (c) yes, change all (d) yes, at random
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) leaving the hall early (c) reworking key sums (d) labels on diagrams
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) all parts answered (c) leaving the hall early (d) checking page 1 only
5. 5.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) check your answers (c) sit and wait (d) chat with others
6. 6.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) units in each answer (c) leaving the hall early (d) random answer changes
8. 8.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
9. 9.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) checking page 1 only (b) roll number written (c) reworking key sums (d) all parts answered
10. 10.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
11. 11.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) labels on diagrams (c) rewriting neat pages (d) staring at the ceiling
12. 12.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) your friend’s page (b) the weather (c) the hall’s colour (d) your name and roll no.
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) checking page 1 only (c) question numbers right (d) adding doodles
14. 14.True or false: “units in each answer” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) spelling of key terms (b) adding doodles (c) rewriting neat pages (d) leaving the hall early
16. 16.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
17. 17.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
18. 18.True or false: “random answer changes” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
20. 20.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
22. 22.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) question numbers right (b) reworking key sums (c) units in each answer (d) leaving the hall early
23. 23.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part
24. 24.True or false: “adding doodles” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) spelling of key terms (c) question numbers right (d) all parts answered
27. 27.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave the area as 20, not 20 cm². (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) spelling of key terms (c) checking page 1 only (d) leaving the hall early
29. 29.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “question numbers right” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) leaving the hall early (c) reworking key sums (d) staring at the ceiling
32. 32.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
33. 33.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
34. 34.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) roll number written (c) units in each answer (d) question numbers right
37. 37.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) leaving the hall early (c) random answer changes (d) labels on diagrams
39. 39.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True

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