Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 712 · 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.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) the weather (b) the hall’s colour (c) your name and roll no. (d) your friend’s page
2. 2.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) skip it (b) guess again (c) do it the same way (d) add the answer back
3. 3.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
4. 4.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
5. 5.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
6. 6.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) units in each answer (b) staring at the ceiling (c) rewriting neat pages (d) adding doodles
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) rewriting neat pages (c) all parts answered (d) units in each answer
8. 8.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) roll number written (b) checking page 1 only (c) adding doodles (d) random answer changes
9. 9.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) checking page 1 only (c) labels on diagrams (d) roll number written
11. 11.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “all parts answered” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) leaving the hall early (b) roll number written (c) labels on diagrams (d) all parts answered
14. 14.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) adding doodles (c) spelling of key terms (d) question numbers right
16. 16.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) leaving the hall early (c) adding doodles (d) spelling of key terms
17. 17.True or false: “random answer changes” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) roll number written (b) spelling of key terms (c) random answer changes (d) units in each answer
19. 19.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) roll number written (c) reworking key sums (d) all parts answered
20. 20.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
21. 21.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) chat with others (c) check your answers (d) sit and wait
24. 24.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) labels on diagrams (c) all parts answered (d) checking page 1 only
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) staring at the ceiling (c) random answer changes (d) all parts answered
27. 27.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) question numbers right (b) checking page 1 only (c) leaving the hall early (d) staring at the ceiling
29. 29.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) always change twice (b) yes, at random (c) no, only with a reason (d) yes, change all
30. 30.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
31. 31.🔍 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
32. 32.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
34. 34.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
37. 37.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) labels on diagrams (c) units in each answer (d) roll number written
39. 39.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) roll number written (b) spelling of key terms (c) adding doodles (d) all parts answered

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