Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 626 · 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.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) yes, change all (b) yes, at random (c) always change twice (d) no, only with a reason
2. 2.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) random answer changes (c) question numbers right (d) staring at the ceiling
4. 4.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) sit and wait (c) check your answers (d) chat with others
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) units in each answer (c) random answer changes (d) roll number written
6. 6.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) reworking key sums (b) adding doodles (c) spelling of key terms (d) labels on diagrams
7. 7.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
8. 8.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
9. 9.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) adding doodles (c) random answer changes (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.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
13. 13.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 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
15. 15.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) the hall’s colour (b) the weather (c) your name and roll no. (d) your friend’s page
16. 16.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) leaving the hall early (b) spelling of key terms (c) all parts answered (d) question numbers right
17. 17.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
18. 18.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.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
20. 20.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
21. 21.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) checking page 1 only (c) staring at the ceiling (d) spelling of key terms
23. 23.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part
25. 25.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) question numbers right (c) checking page 1 only (d) adding doodles
26. 26.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
27. 27.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) units in each answer (c) all parts answered (d) roll number written
28. 28.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) reworking key sums (b) random answer changes (c) leaving the hall early (d) checking page 1 only
29. 29.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) leaving the hall early (c) checking page 1 only (d) roll number written
30. 30.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
31. 31.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) spelling of key terms (c) checking page 1 only (d) staring at the ceiling
32. 32.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave one reason when it asked for two. (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part
33. 33.✅ 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
34. 34.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “units in each answer” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “adding doodles” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “random answer changes” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 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

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