Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 592 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) rewriting neat pages (c) leaving the hall early (d) units in each answer
2. 2.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
3. 3.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) check your answers (b) chat with others (c) leave the hall (d) sit and wait
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) question numbers right (c) roll number written (d) leaving the hall early
5. 5.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) random answer changes (c) rewriting neat pages (d) question numbers right
7. 7.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) checking page 1 only (c) adding doodles (d) units in each answer
8. 8.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
9. 9.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) leaving the hall early (c) checking page 1 only (d) spelling of key terms
11. 11.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) rewriting neat pages (c) question numbers right (d) leaving the hall early
12. 12.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) question numbers right (b) rewriting neat pages (c) spelling of key terms (d) all parts answered
13. 13.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
14. 14.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
16. 16.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) yes, at random (b) always change twice (c) yes, change all (d) no, only with a reason
17. 17.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part
18. 18.✅ 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
19. 19.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
20. 20.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
21. 21.True or false: “random answer changes” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) spelling of key terms (c) question numbers right (d) units in each answer
23. 23.True or false: “roll number written” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “units in each answer” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) the hall’s colour (b) your friend’s page (c) the weather (d) your name and roll no.
26. 26.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
27. 27.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
28. 28.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) labels on diagrams (b) staring at the ceiling (c) random answer changes (d) adding doodles
29. 29.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) reworking key sums (c) units in each answer (d) checking page 1 only
30. 30.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) adding doodles (c) reworking key sums (d) roll number written
32. 32.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
34. 34.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) random answer changes (c) question numbers right (d) all parts answered
38. 38.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) roll number written (b) checking page 1 only (c) adding doodles (d) leaving the hall early
39. 39.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) all parts answered (b) staring at the ceiling (c) adding doodles (d) rewriting neat pages

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