Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 528 · 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: rewriting neat pages? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
2. 2.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) chat with others (b) check your answers (c) sit and wait (d) leave the hall
3. 3.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) spelling of key terms (c) units in each answer (d) all parts answered
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) labels on diagrams (b) roll number written (c) all parts answered (d) staring at the ceiling
6. 6.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
7. 7.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) do it the same way (b) skip it (c) add the answer back (d) guess again
8. 8.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
10. 10.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
11. 11.🔍 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
12. 12.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) reworking key sums (c) rewriting neat pages (d) units in each answer
13. 13.✅ 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
14. 14.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
16. 16.True or false: “question numbers right” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) the weather (b) the hall’s colour (c) your friend’s page (d) your name and roll no.
23. 23.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) roll number written (b) question numbers right (c) units in each answer (d) adding doodles
24. 24.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) roll number written (c) checking page 1 only (d) leaving the hall early
25. 25.True or false: “units in each answer” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 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
27. 27.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
29. 29.True or false: “adding doodles” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) all parts answered (c) checking page 1 only (d) staring at the ceiling
31. 31.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) reworking key sums (b) all parts answered (c) checking page 1 only (d) spelling of key terms
32. 32.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) staring at the ceiling (c) units in each answer (d) rewriting neat pages
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) adding doodles (c) leaving the hall early (d) spelling of key terms
36. 36.True or false: “all parts answered” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
38. 38.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
39. 39.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) question numbers right (b) roll number written (c) spelling of key terms (d) leaving the hall early
40. 40.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part

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