Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 532 · 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.🔍 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
3. 3.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
4. 4.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) checking page 1 only (c) reworking key sums (d) spelling of key terms
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) reworking key sums (c) units in each answer (d) all parts answered
7. 7.True or false: “roll number written” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) yes, at random (b) always change twice (c) no, only with a reason (d) yes, change all
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) checking page 1 only (c) staring at the ceiling (d) all parts answered
11. 11.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) checking page 1 only (b) labels on diagrams (c) spelling of key terms (d) all parts answered
13. 13.True or false: “question numbers right” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) add the answer back (b) skip it (c) guess again (d) do it the same way
15. 15.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) random answer changes (b) question numbers right (c) roll number written (d) all parts answered
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: “staring at the ceiling” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) sit and wait (b) leave the hall (c) chat with others (d) check your answers
20. 20.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) rewriting neat pages (c) roll number written (d) checking page 1 only
22. 22.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) adding doodles (c) roll number written (d) rewriting neat pages
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) staring at the ceiling (c) question numbers right (d) checking page 1 only
24. 24.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave the area as 20, not 20 cm². (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) staring at the ceiling (c) checking page 1 only (d) reworking key sums
27. 27.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
28. 28.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) labels on diagrams (c) random answer changes (d) question numbers right
33. 33.True or false: “roll number written” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) adding doodles (c) roll number written (d) labels on diagrams
36. 36.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) your name and roll no. (b) the hall’s colour (c) the weather (d) your friend’s page
37. 37.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
38. 38.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
40. 40.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) labels on diagrams (c) checking page 1 only (d) rewriting neat pages

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