Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 787 · 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.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
2. 2.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
4. 4.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) staring at the ceiling (c) reworking key sums (d) leaving the hall early
5. 5.True or false: “question numbers right” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) labels on diagrams (c) all parts answered (d) roll number written
9. 9.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) labels on diagrams (b) leaving the hall early (c) checking page 1 only (d) random answer changes
12. 12.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) check your answers (b) chat with others (c) leave the hall (d) sit and wait
14. 14.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) question numbers right (c) roll number written (d) reworking key sums
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) checking page 1 only (c) rewriting neat pages (d) labels on diagrams
20. 20.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) rewriting neat pages (c) adding doodles (d) spelling of key terms
21. 21.True or false: “random answer changes” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) leaving the hall early (c) roll number written (d) question numbers right
23. 23.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) adding doodles (c) checking page 1 only (d) staring at the ceiling
26. 26.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) question numbers right (b) labels on diagrams (c) all parts answered (d) adding doodles
27. 27.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) all parts answered (c) rewriting neat pages (d) adding doodles
28. 28.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) staring at the ceiling (c) checking page 1 only (d) roll number written
30. 30.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
31. 31.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) do it the same way (b) skip it (c) add the answer back (d) guess again
32. 32.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) yes, change all (b) yes, at random (c) no, only with a reason (d) always change twice
33. 33.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
34. 34.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
35. 35.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) units in each answer (b) leaving the hall early (c) staring at the ceiling (d) checking page 1 only
36. 36.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) spelling of key terms (b) question numbers right (c) checking page 1 only (d) all parts answered
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) labels on diagrams (c) spelling of key terms (d) reworking key sums
38. 38.True or false: “all parts answered” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
40. 40.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part

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