Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 535 · 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) reworking key sums (c) adding doodles (d) units in each answer
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) adding doodles (c) rewriting neat pages (d) reworking key sums
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) leaving the hall early (c) labels on diagrams (d) all parts answered
4. 4.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
5. 5.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
6. 6.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
7. 7.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) guess again (b) skip it (c) do it the same way (d) add the answer back
8. 8.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) labels on diagrams (c) adding doodles (d) staring at the ceiling
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) adding doodles (c) checking page 1 only (d) all parts answered
13. 13.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) reworking key sums (c) units in each answer (d) random answer changes
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) spelling of key terms (c) roll number written (d) question numbers right
17. 17.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) checking page 1 only (c) rewriting neat pages (d) roll number written
18. 18.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) the hall’s colour (b) your friend’s page (c) your name and roll no. (d) the weather
19. 19.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
21. 21.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) reworking key sums (b) leaving the hall early (c) adding doodles (d) rewriting neat pages
22. 22.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) staring at the ceiling (c) adding doodles (d) spelling of key terms
24. 24.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) reworking key sums (b) roll number written (c) rewriting neat pages (d) units in each answer
27. 27.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
29. 29.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “units in each answer” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
32. 32.True or false: “all parts answered” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
34. 34.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
35. 35.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) roll number written (b) all parts answered (c) question numbers right (d) leaving the hall early
36. 36.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) check your answers (b) leave the hall (c) chat with others (d) sit and wait
37. 37.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) spelling of key terms (c) rewriting neat pages (d) random answer changes
38. 38.True or false: “question numbers right” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) checking page 1 only (c) units in each answer (d) adding doodles

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