Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 714 · 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: “roll number written” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “adding doodles” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) rewriting neat pages (c) staring at the ceiling (d) question numbers right
4. 4.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) reworking key sums (c) question numbers right (d) labels on diagrams
5. 5.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
7. 7.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) question numbers right (b) rewriting neat pages (c) roll number written (d) units in each answer
8. 8.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
9. 9.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
10. 10.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) checking page 1 only (c) adding doodles (d) all parts answered
12. 12.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) no, only with a reason (b) yes, at random (c) always change twice (d) yes, change all
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) units in each answer (c) checking page 1 only (d) all parts answered
14. 14.True or false: “question numbers right” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) units in each answer (c) leaving the hall early (d) rewriting neat pages
16. 16.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) all parts answered (c) rewriting neat pages (d) adding doodles
17. 17.True or false: “units in each answer” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
19. 19.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
20. 20.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) rewriting neat pages (c) adding doodles (d) question numbers right
22. 22.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) reworking key sums (b) random answer changes (c) checking page 1 only (d) adding doodles
23. 23.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
24. 24.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
25. 25.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) sit and wait (b) leave the hall (c) chat with others (d) check your answers
26. 26.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
27. 27.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) skip it (b) do it the same way (c) add the answer back (d) guess again
28. 28.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
30. 30.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) spelling of key terms (c) rewriting neat pages (d) all parts answered
32. 32.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
33. 33.True or false: “all parts answered” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) spelling of key terms (c) labels on diagrams (d) staring at the ceiling
35. 35.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) roll number written (c) random answer changes (d) leaving the hall early
38. 38.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) labels on diagrams (b) spelling of key terms (c) roll number written (d) leaving the hall early
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) all parts answered (c) random answer changes (d) reworking key sums
40. 40.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time

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