Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 805 · 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) units in each answer (c) reworking key sums (d) spelling of key terms
2. 2.True or false: “question numbers right” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) labels on diagrams (c) units in each answer (d) all parts answered
5. 5.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) sit and wait (c) chat with others (d) check your answers
8. 8.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) all parts answered (b) rewriting neat pages (c) random answer changes (d) staring at the ceiling
9. 9.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
12. 12.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
13. 13.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
14. 14.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
15. 15.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) reworking key sums (c) staring at the ceiling (d) random answer changes
16. 16.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
17. 17.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) checking page 1 only (c) rewriting neat pages (d) staring at the ceiling
19. 19.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
20. 20.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
22. 22.True or false: “random answer changes” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) question numbers right (b) reworking key sums (c) labels on diagrams (d) rewriting neat pages
25. 25.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) rewriting neat pages (c) question numbers right (d) leaving the hall early
26. 26.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) your name and roll no. (b) the weather (c) the hall’s colour (d) your friend’s page
27. 27.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
28. 28.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “adding doodles” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
31. 31.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) labels on diagrams (b) spelling of key terms (c) reworking key sums (d) leaving the hall early
33. 33.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) does it make sense? (b) is it long? (c) is it neat? (d) is it in pencil?
35. 35.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) random answer changes (c) checking page 1 only (d) labels on diagrams
36. 36.True or false: “units in each answer” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) leaving the hall early (c) units in each answer (d) random answer changes
39. 39.True or false: “all parts answered” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time

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