Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 630 · 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.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) reworking key sums (c) leaving the hall early (d) all parts answered
2. 2.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) rewriting neat pages (c) random answer changes (d) roll number written
3. 3.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it in pencil? (b) is it long? (c) is it neat? (d) does it make sense?
4. 4.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
5. 5.True or false: “roll number written” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) adding doodles (c) labels on diagrams (d) checking page 1 only
7. 7.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) check your answers (c) sit and wait (d) chat with others
9. 9.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
12. 12.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) units in each answer (b) rewriting neat pages (c) adding doodles (d) leaving the hall early
13. 13.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
14. 14.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) the hall’s colour (b) your friend’s page (c) the weather (d) your name and roll no.
17. 17.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) leaving the hall early (c) question numbers right (d) adding doodles
18. 18.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) random answer changes (c) reworking key sums (d) adding doodles
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) staring at the ceiling (c) random answer changes (d) all parts answered
21. 21.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) adding doodles (c) random answer changes (d) question numbers right
23. 23.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) spelling of key terms (c) question numbers right (d) staring at the ceiling
24. 24.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
25. 25.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave one reason when it asked for two. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
26. 26.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
28. 28.🔍 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
29. 29.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
30. 30.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
31. 31.✅ 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
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: roll number written? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
34. 34.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
35. 35.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) leaving the hall early (c) rewriting neat pages (d) spelling of key terms
36. 36.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
37. 37.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) question numbers right (b) adding doodles (c) all parts answered (d) spelling of key terms
39. 39.True or false: “question numbers right” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “all parts answered” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False

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