Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 833 · 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 read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) roll number written (c) all parts answered (d) leaving the hall early
4. 4.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
5. 5.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part
6. 6.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) sit and wait (b) chat with others (c) check your answers (d) leave the hall
7. 7.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) the hall’s colour (b) your friend’s page (c) your name and roll no. (d) the weather
9. 9.True or false: “random answer changes” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “question numbers right” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
12. 12.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) random answer changes (c) checking page 1 only (d) reworking key sums
14. 14.True or false: “roll number written” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) checking page 1 only (c) leaving the hall early (d) random answer changes
16. 16.True or false: “roll number written” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) random answer changes (c) adding doodles (d) roll number written
20. 20.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) random answer changes (c) spelling of key terms (d) units in each answer
21. 21.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) adding doodles (c) labels on diagrams (d) spelling of key terms
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) adding doodles (c) leaving the hall early (d) labels on diagrams
24. 24.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) checking page 1 only (c) question numbers right (d) roll number written
25. 25.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) adding doodles (c) roll number written (d) checking page 1 only
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) labels on diagrams (b) spelling of key terms (c) checking page 1 only (d) roll number written
27. 27.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) spelling of key terms (c) leaving the hall early (d) checking page 1 only
29. 29.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) labels on diagrams (c) units in each answer (d) all parts answered
31. 31.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) checking page 1 only (c) question numbers right (d) rewriting neat pages
32. 32.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) all parts answered (b) leaving the hall early (c) random answer changes (d) checking page 1 only
33. 33.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
34. 34.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) no, only with a reason (b) yes, change all (c) always change twice (d) yes, at random
35. 35.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
37. 37.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True

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