Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 660 · 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: rewriting neat pages? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
2. 2.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
3. 3.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) adding doodles (c) staring at the ceiling (d) all parts answered
4. 4.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
5. 5.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) reworking key sums (c) units in each answer (d) checking page 1 only
7. 7.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
8. 8.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) staring at the ceiling (c) question numbers right (d) adding doodles
9. 9.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
10. 10.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) staring at the ceiling (c) checking page 1 only (d) units in each answer
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) leaving the hall early (c) question numbers right (d) checking page 1 only
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) random answer changes (c) adding doodles (d) staring at the ceiling
13. 13.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) your friend’s page (b) the hall’s colour (c) your name and roll no. (d) the weather
17. 17.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “all parts answered” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 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
20. 20.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) spelling of key terms (b) adding doodles (c) question numbers right (d) all parts answered
22. 22.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
23. 23.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) no, only with a reason (b) always change twice (c) yes, change all (d) yes, at random
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) staring at the ceiling (c) question numbers right (d) roll number written
25. 25.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
28. 28.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) chat with others (c) check your answers (d) sit and wait
29. 29.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
30. 30.True or false: “roll number written” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
32. 32.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
34. 34.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “question numbers right” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
38. 38.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
40. 40.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) staring at the ceiling (c) units in each answer (d) question numbers right

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