Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 611 · 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: “rewriting neat pages” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
3. 3.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
4. 4.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
5. 5.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
6. 6.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) random answer changes (b) reworking key sums (c) all parts answered (d) question numbers right
7. 7.True or false: “adding doodles” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) labels on diagrams (b) roll number written (c) spelling of key terms (d) adding doodles
9. 9.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) staring at the ceiling (c) checking page 1 only (d) roll number written
11. 11.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) rewriting neat pages (c) all parts answered (d) adding doodles
13. 13.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) reworking key sums (b) rewriting neat pages (c) labels on diagrams (d) roll number written
15. 15.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
16. 16.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
18. 18.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) question numbers right (c) checking page 1 only (d) staring at the ceiling
19. 19.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) question numbers right (b) checking page 1 only (c) spelling of key terms (d) reworking key sums
20. 20.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
21. 21.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) guess again (b) skip it (c) add the answer back (d) do it the same way
22. 22.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) question numbers right (b) reworking key sums (c) labels on diagrams (d) adding doodles
23. 23.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
24. 24.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) sit and wait (b) check your answers (c) chat with others (d) leave the hall
25. 25.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
28. 28.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
30. 30.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
31. 31.True or false: “question numbers right” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) no, only with a reason (b) yes, at random (c) yes, change all (d) always change twice
33. 33.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
34. 34.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave the area as 20, not 20 cm². (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
35. 35.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
36. 36.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
37. 37.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
39. 39.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) adding doodles (c) spelling of key terms (d) rewriting neat pages

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