Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 783 · 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: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: “question numbers right” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) add the answer back (b) skip it (c) do it the same way (d) guess again
4. 4.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) chat with others (c) check your answers (d) sit and wait
5. 5.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
6. 6.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) labels on diagrams (b) reworking key sums (c) rewriting neat pages (d) all parts answered
7. 7.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
8. 8.True or false: “roll number written” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
10. 10.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it long? (b) is it neat? (c) does it make sense? (d) is it in pencil?
11. 11.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) random answer changes (c) rewriting neat pages (d) reworking key sums
12. 12.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) leaving the hall early (c) random answer changes (d) rewriting neat pages
14. 14.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) the hall’s colour (b) your name and roll no. (c) your friend’s page (d) the weather
15. 15.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) staring at the ceiling (c) checking page 1 only (d) units in each answer
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) question numbers right (c) spelling of key terms (d) all parts answered
18. 18.🔍 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
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) leaving the hall early (c) reworking key sums (d) random answer changes
20. 20.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) leaving the hall early (c) question numbers right (d) all parts answered
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) staring at the ceiling (c) checking page 1 only (d) roll number written
23. 23.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) random answer changes (c) roll number written (d) question numbers right
25. 25.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) checking page 1 only (c) leaving the hall early (d) roll number written
27. 27.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) checking page 1 only (c) leaving the hall early (d) spelling of key terms
30. 30.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) units in each answer (c) checking page 1 only (d) spelling of key terms
31. 31.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
33. 33.True or false: “all parts answered” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) random answer changes (c) staring at the ceiling (d) all parts answered
35. 35.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
36. 36.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) rewriting neat pages (c) units in each answer (d) roll number written
38. 38.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
39. 39.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
40. 40.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) staring at the ceiling (c) question numbers right (d) roll number written

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