Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 510 · 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 poor use of checking time? (a) spelling of key terms (b) staring at the ceiling (c) roll number written (d) all parts answered
2. 2.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) check your answers (b) chat with others (c) sit and wait (d) leave the hall
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) labels on diagrams (c) question numbers right (d) random answer changes
6. 6.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
7. 7.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
9. 9.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
10. 10.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) labels on diagrams (c) all parts answered (d) adding doodles
12. 12.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) adding doodles (c) units in each answer (d) roll number written
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) leaving the hall early (c) rewriting neat pages (d) units in each answer
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) reworking key sums (c) staring at the ceiling (d) adding doodles
15. 15.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) reworking key sums (c) rewriting neat pages (d) random answer changes
16. 16.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
17. 17.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “random answer changes” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
20. 20.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) random answer changes (c) question numbers right (d) reworking key sums
21. 21.✅ 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.
22. 22.True or false: “roll number written” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave the area as 20, not 20 cm². (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
24. 24.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) roll number written (c) reworking key sums (d) rewriting neat pages
25. 25.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
27. 27.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
29. 29.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
34. 34.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
35. 35.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) adding doodles (c) rewriting neat pages (d) labels on diagrams
36. 36.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
37. 37.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
40. 40.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False

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