Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 601 · 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: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) leaving the hall early (c) all parts answered (d) roll number written
3. 3.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) leaving the hall early (c) all parts answered (d) staring at the ceiling
5. 5.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) your friend’s page (b) your name and roll no. (c) the weather (d) the hall’s colour
6. 6.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
7. 7.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) check your answers (b) sit and wait (c) chat with others (d) leave the hall
8. 8.True or false: “roll number written” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
10. 10.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
11. 11.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) adding doodles (b) roll number written (c) spelling of key terms (d) reworking key sums
12. 12.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) spelling of key terms (c) reworking key sums (d) checking page 1 only
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) roll number written (c) checking page 1 only (d) leaving the hall early
14. 14.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) question numbers right (b) staring at the ceiling (c) spelling of key terms (d) labels on diagrams
15. 15.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
16. 16.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “units in each answer” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) leaving the hall early (c) random answer changes (d) all parts answered
19. 19.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) spelling of key terms (c) staring at the ceiling (d) random answer changes
20. 20.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) random answer changes (c) reworking key sums (d) question numbers right
22. 22.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) random answer changes (c) staring at the ceiling (d) units in each answer
24. 24.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) staring at the ceiling (c) labels on diagrams (d) adding doodles
25. 25.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part
26. 26.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
31. 31.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) do it the same way (b) guess again (c) skip it (d) add the answer back
35. 35.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) reworking key sums (c) rewriting neat pages (d) checking page 1 only
36. 36.True or false: “adding doodles” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) labels on diagrams (c) leaving the hall early (d) units in each answer
38. 38.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) yes, change all (b) always change twice (c) no, only with a reason (d) yes, at random
39. 39.True or false: “question numbers right” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip

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