Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 644 · 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: “leaving the hall early” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
3. 3.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
4. 4.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) checking page 1 only (c) random answer changes (d) reworking key sums
5. 5.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) sit and wait (b) check your answers (c) chat with others (d) leave the hall
7. 7.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) leaving the hall early (b) roll number written (c) all parts answered (d) reworking key sums
8. 8.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
9. 9.True or false: “all parts answered” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
11. 11.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
12. 12.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) do it the same way (b) skip it (c) add the answer back (d) guess again
13. 13.True or false: “all parts answered” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
15. 15.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) labels on diagrams (b) all parts answered (c) question numbers right (d) checking page 1 only
16. 16.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “roll number written” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) rewriting neat pages (c) random answer changes (d) leaving the hall early
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) question numbers right (c) reworking key sums (d) all parts answered
21. 21.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) roll number written (c) rewriting neat pages (d) leaving the hall early
24. 24.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
27. 27.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) labels on diagrams (b) reworking key sums (c) spelling of key terms (d) random answer changes
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) all parts answered (c) labels on diagrams (d) staring at the ceiling
29. 29.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) spelling of key terms (c) reworking key sums (d) staring at the ceiling
32. 32.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) labels on diagrams (b) leaving the hall early (c) staring at the ceiling (d) rewriting neat pages
33. 33.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) leaving the hall early (c) staring at the ceiling (d) labels on diagrams
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) leaving the hall early (c) reworking key sums (d) rewriting neat pages
39. 39.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True

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