Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 525 · 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) question numbers right (b) roll number written (c) units in each answer (d) leaving the hall early
2. 2.True or false: “all parts answered” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) labels on diagrams (b) roll number written (c) units in each answer (d) rewriting neat pages
4. 4.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
5. 5.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
6. 6.True or false: “all parts answered” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) chat with others (b) sit and wait (c) check your answers (d) leave the hall
8. 8.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) question numbers right (b) reworking key sums (c) labels on diagrams (d) adding doodles
9. 9.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) labels on diagrams (b) adding doodles (c) checking page 1 only (d) staring at the ceiling
10. 10.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 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
12. 12.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part
14. 14.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
15. 15.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) your name and roll no. (b) your friend’s page (c) the weather (d) the hall’s colour
16. 16.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) reworking key sums (b) units in each answer (c) checking page 1 only (d) roll number written
17. 17.True or false: “roll number written” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
22. 22.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) leaving the hall early (c) roll number written (d) rewriting neat pages
23. 23.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
24. 24.✅ 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
25. 25.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
27. 27.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
28. 28.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) checking page 1 only (c) staring at the ceiling (d) rewriting neat pages
30. 30.True or false: “units in each answer” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
32. 32.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 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
34. 34.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) units in each answer (c) adding doodles (d) staring at the ceiling
35. 35.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) reworking key sums (b) leaving the hall early (c) staring at the ceiling (d) checking page 1 only
36. 36.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) units in each answer (c) staring at the ceiling (d) rewriting neat pages
38. 38.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave the area as 20, not 20 cm². (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
39. 39.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check

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