Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 541 · 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: all parts answered? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
2. 2.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
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.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
7. 7.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) sit and wait (b) leave the hall (c) check your answers (d) chat with others
8. 8.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
9. 9.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) labels on diagrams (b) rewriting neat pages (c) staring at the ceiling (d) checking page 1 only
12. 12.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) adding doodles (b) units in each answer (c) labels on diagrams (d) spelling of key terms
14. 14.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
15. 15.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) reworking key sums (b) question numbers right (c) random answer changes (d) all parts answered
16. 16.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) your friend’s page (b) the hall’s colour (c) the weather (d) your name and roll no.
17. 17.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) rewriting neat pages (c) staring at the ceiling (d) question numbers right
18. 18.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) all parts answered (c) question numbers right (d) roll number written
21. 21.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) reworking key sums (b) adding doodles (c) random answer changes (d) checking page 1 only
23. 23.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
25. 25.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) adding doodles (c) staring at the ceiling (d) all parts answered
26. 26.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) spelling of key terms (c) random answer changes (d) staring at the ceiling
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) random answer changes (c) roll number written (d) spelling of key terms
28. 28.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
30. 30.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
31. 31.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
32. 32.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) leaving the hall early (c) units in each answer (d) reworking key sums
33. 33.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 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
35. 35.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) checking page 1 only (c) rewriting neat pages (d) all parts answered
37. 37.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) random answer changes (c) checking page 1 only (d) units in each answer
40. 40.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) staring at the ceiling (c) spelling of key terms (d) question numbers right

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