Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 83 · 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 skipped a question on the back page, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
3. 3.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
4. 4.True or false: “question numbers right” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) units in each answer (b) random answer changes (c) checking page 1 only (d) leaving the hall early
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) roll number written (c) units in each answer (d) reworking key sums
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) rewriting neat pages (c) adding doodles (d) roll number written
8. 8.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it neat? (b) is it in pencil? (c) does it make sense? (d) is it long?
10. 10.True or false: “adding doodles” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “all parts answered” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) units in each answer (c) leaving the hall early (d) question numbers right
17. 17.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
18. 18.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) your friend’s page (b) the weather (c) the hall’s colour (d) your name and roll no.
19. 19.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) chat with others (b) leave the hall (c) sit and wait (d) check your answers
21. 21.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
23. 23.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) staring at the ceiling (c) random answer changes (d) all parts answered
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) labels on diagrams (c) staring at the ceiling (d) all parts answered
25. 25.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
26. 26.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) labels on diagrams (b) reworking key sums (c) leaving the hall early (d) all parts answered
28. 28.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
30. 30.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave one reason when it asked for two. (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
31. 31.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) question numbers right (b) checking page 1 only (c) staring at the ceiling (d) adding doodles
32. 32.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “random answer changes” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
35. 35.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) labels on diagrams (b) spelling of key terms (c) units in each answer (d) random answer changes
36. 36.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
37. 37.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) reworking key sums (b) labels on diagrams (c) all parts answered (d) rewriting neat pages
38. 38.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
39. 39.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) rewriting neat pages (c) random answer changes (d) checking page 1 only

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