Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 82 · 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 wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) spelling of key terms (b) leaving the hall early (c) roll number written (d) labels on diagrams
3. 3.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) add the answer back (b) do it the same way (c) guess again (d) skip it
4. 4.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) reworking key sums (b) units in each answer (c) spelling of key terms (d) checking page 1 only
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) units in each answer (c) roll number written (d) adding doodles
6. 6.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
7. 7.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) sit and wait (b) chat with others (c) leave the hall (d) check your answers
11. 11.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
12. 12.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
13. 13.True or false: “all parts answered” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) staring at the ceiling (c) rewriting neat pages (d) leaving the hall early
15. 15.✅ 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
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) reworking key sums (c) labels on diagrams (d) spelling of key terms
17. 17.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) your friend’s page (b) your name and roll no. (c) the hall’s colour (d) the weather
18. 18.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) spelling of key terms (c) roll number written (d) checking page 1 only
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) question numbers right (c) units in each answer (d) leaving the hall early
21. 21.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
22. 22.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) reworking key sums (c) staring at the ceiling (d) checking page 1 only
23. 23.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) random answer changes (c) roll number written (d) rewriting neat pages
24. 24.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
27. 27.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) question numbers right (c) labels on diagrams (d) random answer changes
29. 29.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
30. 30.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “all parts answered” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) roll number written (c) adding doodles (d) all parts answered
33. 33.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
34. 34.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
36. 36.True or false: “question numbers right” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “roll number written” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “adding doodles” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) all parts answered (c) checking page 1 only (d) rewriting neat pages

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