Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 832 · 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.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) yes, change all (b) always change twice (c) no, only with a reason (d) yes, at random
2. 2.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) labels on diagrams (b) units in each answer (c) spelling of key terms (d) staring at the ceiling
3. 3.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave the area as 20, not 20 cm². (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
4. 4.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) random answer changes (c) leaving the hall early (d) reworking key sums
5. 5.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
6. 6.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
8. 8.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) all parts answered (b) staring at the ceiling (c) rewriting neat pages (d) adding doodles
10. 10.🔍 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
11. 11.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
12. 12.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
13. 13.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) question numbers right (b) all parts answered (c) rewriting neat pages (d) units in each answer
14. 14.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) staring at the ceiling (c) adding doodles (d) labels on diagrams
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) labels on diagrams (c) all parts answered (d) units in each answer
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) random answer changes (c) rewriting neat pages (d) checking page 1 only
17. 17.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
18. 18.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) reworking key sums (c) leaving the hall early (d) spelling of key terms
19. 19.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) checking page 1 only (c) roll number written (d) rewriting neat pages
21. 21.🔍 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 missed part (d) a copying slip
22. 22.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) does it make sense? (b) is it long? (c) is it in pencil? (d) is it neat?
23. 23.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “random answer changes” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
27. 27.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) sit and wait (c) chat with others (d) check your answers
28. 28.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) roll number written (c) all parts answered (d) question numbers right
31. 31.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
33. 33.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
34. 34.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) adding doodles (b) all parts answered (c) reworking key sums (d) labels on diagrams
35. 35.True or false: “all parts answered” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
38. 38.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
39. 39.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
40. 40.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False

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