Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 682 · 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) staring at the ceiling (b) roll number written (c) spelling of key terms (d) units in each answer
2. 2.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) random answer changes (c) adding doodles (d) reworking key sums
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) staring at the ceiling (c) labels on diagrams (d) checking page 1 only
5. 5.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) chat with others (b) leave the hall (c) check your answers (d) sit and wait
6. 6.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) random answer changes (c) all parts answered (d) rewriting neat pages
7. 7.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) checking page 1 only (c) rewriting neat pages (d) units in each answer
8. 8.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
9. 9.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) units in each answer (c) random answer changes (d) reworking key sums
11. 11.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) guess again (b) add the answer back (c) do it the same way (d) skip it
12. 12.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) checking page 1 only (b) labels on diagrams (c) roll number written (d) units in each answer
13. 13.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) adding doodles (b) spelling of key terms (c) roll number written (d) all parts answered
14. 14.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) roll number written (b) adding doodles (c) rewriting neat pages (d) leaving the hall early
15. 15.True or false: “adding doodles” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) roll number written (c) all parts answered (d) adding doodles
17. 17.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) units in each answer (c) spelling of key terms (d) rewriting neat pages
19. 19.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
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 is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) checking page 1 only (c) all parts answered (d) leaving the hall early
23. 23.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) the weather (b) your name and roll no. (c) the hall’s colour (d) your friend’s page
25. 25.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
26. 26.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) roll number written (c) all parts answered (d) leaving the hall early
29. 29.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) checking page 1 only (c) leaving the hall early (d) question numbers right
30. 30.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) no, only with a reason (b) yes, change all (c) always change twice (d) yes, at random
31. 31.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) rewriting neat pages (c) units in each answer (d) reworking key sums
33. 33.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “question numbers right” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) checking page 1 only (c) random answer changes (d) adding doodles
36. 36.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) question numbers right (c) reworking key sums (d) random answer changes
38. 38.True or false: “units in each answer” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False

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