Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 627 · 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.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
2. 2.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) sit and wait (b) chat with others (c) leave the hall (d) check your answers
3. 3.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave one reason when it asked for two. (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
4. 4.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it long? (b) does it make sense? (c) is it neat? (d) is it in pencil?
5. 5.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) reworking key sums (c) staring at the ceiling (d) rewriting neat pages
6. 6.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
7. 7.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) rewriting neat pages (c) checking page 1 only (d) units in each answer
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) checking page 1 only (c) random answer changes (d) rewriting neat pages
9. 9.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) staring at the ceiling (c) question numbers right (d) rewriting neat pages
10. 10.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) random answer changes (c) question numbers right (d) roll number written
15. 15.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “units in each answer” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) staring at the ceiling (c) spelling of key terms (d) rewriting neat pages
18. 18.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
19. 19.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) rewriting neat pages (c) roll number written (d) random answer changes
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) roll number written (c) all parts answered (d) question numbers right
21. 21.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
22. 22.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) reworking key sums (b) units in each answer (c) labels on diagrams (d) checking page 1 only
23. 23.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
24. 24.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) yes, at random (b) always change twice (c) no, only with a reason (d) yes, change all
25. 25.🔍 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
26. 26.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) guess again (b) do it the same way (c) skip it (d) add the answer back
29. 29.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) staring at the ceiling (c) question numbers right (d) adding doodles
32. 32.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
33. 33.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) your friend’s page (b) the weather (c) the hall’s colour (d) your name and roll no.
34. 34.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) staring at the ceiling (c) labels on diagrams (d) rewriting neat pages
35. 35.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) labels on diagrams (c) spelling of key terms (d) adding doodles
36. 36.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) reworking key sums (b) units in each answer (c) all parts answered (d) rewriting neat pages
37. 37.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
38. 38.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) units in each answer (c) reworking key sums (d) question numbers right
40. 40.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True

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