Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 681 · 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.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) sit and wait (b) leave the hall (c) check your answers (d) chat with others
2. 2.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave the area as 20, not 20 cm². (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) leaving the hall early (c) random answer changes (d) adding doodles
7. 7.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) do it the same way (b) guess again (c) add the answer back (d) skip it
8. 8.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “question numbers right” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) random answer changes (c) adding doodles (d) all parts answered
11. 11.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
12. 12.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) all parts answered (c) units in each answer (d) roll number written
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) reworking key sums (c) checking page 1 only (d) leaving the hall early
15. 15.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) spelling of key terms (c) units in each answer (d) labels on diagrams
16. 16.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it neat? (b) is it in pencil? (c) is it long? (d) does it make sense?
17. 17.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave one reason when it asked for two. (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
18. 18.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
20. 20.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) leaving the hall early (b) reworking key sums (c) roll number written (d) spelling of key terms
23. 23.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) reworking key sums (b) all parts answered (c) adding doodles (d) units in each answer
24. 24.True or false: “question numbers right” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “roll number written” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “units in each answer” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) yes, change all (b) always change twice (c) yes, at random (d) no, only with a reason
29. 29.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
31. 31.✅ 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.
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) staring at the ceiling (c) adding doodles (d) rewriting neat pages
33. 33.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
35. 35.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) reworking key sums (c) roll number written (d) units in each answer
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) labels on diagrams (c) spelling of key terms (d) all parts answered
37. 37.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
38. 38.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) checking page 1 only (b) labels on diagrams (c) reworking key sums (d) roll number written
40. 40.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) staring at the ceiling (c) roll number written (d) rewriting neat pages

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