Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 52 · 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: spelling of key terms? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
2. 2.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) spelling of key terms (c) staring at the ceiling (d) random answer changes
4. 4.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
6. 6.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) always change twice (b) yes, at random (c) no, only with a reason (d) yes, change all
7. 7.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
8. 8.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
9. 9.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) rewriting neat pages (c) spelling of key terms (d) random answer changes
10. 10.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
11. 11.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “adding doodles” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
14. 14.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) checking page 1 only (c) rewriting neat pages (d) question numbers right
16. 16.True or false: “roll number written” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
18. 18.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) spelling of key terms (c) reworking key sums (d) random answer changes
20. 20.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) units in each answer (c) staring at the ceiling (d) adding doodles
22. 22.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) do it the same way (b) add the answer back (c) skip it (d) guess again
24. 24.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) all parts answered (c) random answer changes (d) checking page 1 only
25. 25.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) spelling of key terms (b) staring at the ceiling (c) labels on diagrams (d) reworking key sums
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) leaving the hall early (c) random answer changes (d) labels on diagrams
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) leaving the hall early (c) all parts answered (d) reworking key sums
28. 28.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) spelling of key terms (b) roll number written (c) rewriting neat pages (d) all parts answered
29. 29.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
30. 30.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) adding doodles (b) all parts answered (c) units in each answer (d) roll number written
31. 31.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) roll number written (b) rewriting neat pages (c) leaving the hall early (d) adding doodles
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) units in each answer (c) roll number written (d) all parts answered
33. 33.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) rewriting neat pages (c) random answer changes (d) question numbers right
35. 35.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
37. 37.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it long? (b) is it in pencil? (c) does it make sense? (d) is it neat?
38. 38.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) reworking key sums (b) leaving the hall early (c) question numbers right (d) units in each answer
39. 39.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
40. 40.True or false: “all parts answered” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True

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