Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 609 · 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 answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “roll number written” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) add the answer back (b) guess again (c) skip it (d) do it the same way
4. 4.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
5. 5.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) reworking key sums (b) staring at the ceiling (c) all parts answered (d) question numbers right
7. 7.True or false: “question numbers right” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) leaving the hall early (c) adding doodles (d) roll number written
10. 10.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) roll number written (b) checking page 1 only (c) units in each answer (d) spelling of key terms
11. 11.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “random answer changes” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) chat with others (c) check your answers (d) sit and wait
16. 16.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) reworking key sums (c) all parts answered (d) adding doodles
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) question numbers right (c) checking page 1 only (d) leaving the hall early
19. 19.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
20. 20.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
22. 22.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
23. 23.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) labels on diagrams (b) all parts answered (c) question numbers right (d) checking page 1 only
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) checking page 1 only (c) all parts answered (d) rewriting neat pages
26. 26.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
27. 27.True or false: “all parts answered” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
32. 32.True or false: “units in each answer” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
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.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) reworking key sums (c) rewriting neat pages (d) adding doodles
36. 36.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) all parts answered (c) roll number written (d) leaving the hall early
37. 37.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) leaving the hall early (c) roll number written (d) spelling of key terms
39. 39.True or false: “adding doodles” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) question numbers right (c) units in each answer (d) reworking key sums

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