Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 589 · 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.True or false: “all parts answered” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) yes, at random (b) no, only with a reason (c) always change twice (d) yes, change all
3. 3.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) question numbers right (c) checking page 1 only (d) random answer changes
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) spelling of key terms (c) roll number written (d) staring at the ceiling
5. 5.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) units in each answer (c) rewriting neat pages (d) roll number written
8. 8.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) leaving the hall early (c) checking page 1 only (d) units in each answer
10. 10.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
11. 11.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) staring at the ceiling (c) labels on diagrams (d) leaving the hall early
12. 12.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
13. 13.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
14. 14.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) reworking key sums (b) units in each answer (c) labels on diagrams (d) random answer changes
15. 15.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave one reason when it asked for two. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) rewriting neat pages (c) random answer changes (d) all parts answered
18. 18.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “roll number written” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) question numbers right (c) adding doodles (d) leaving the hall early
22. 22.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) the weather (b) your name and roll no. (c) your friend’s page (d) the hall’s colour
24. 24.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
25. 25.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) random answer changes (c) spelling of key terms (d) staring at the ceiling
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) leaving the hall early (c) random answer changes (d) reworking key sums
28. 28.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) random answer changes (c) spelling of key terms (d) rewriting neat pages
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) rewriting neat pages (c) question numbers right (d) units in each answer
30. 30.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) skip it (b) guess again (c) do it the same way (d) add the answer back
31. 31.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
33. 33.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) question numbers right (c) roll number written (d) staring at the ceiling
34. 34.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
36. 36.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
38. 38.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip

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