Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 874 · 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.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) labels on diagrams (b) rewriting neat pages (c) adding doodles (d) staring at the ceiling
3. 3.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) adding doodles (c) checking page 1 only (d) random answer changes
5. 5.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) chat with others (b) leave the hall (c) check your answers (d) sit and wait
6. 6.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) spelling of key terms (b) all parts answered (c) question numbers right (d) checking page 1 only
7. 7.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) staring at the ceiling (c) rewriting neat pages (d) question numbers right
8. 8.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
9. 9.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
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.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) no, only with a reason (b) yes, change all (c) yes, at random (d) always change twice
13. 13.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave one reason when it asked for two. (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
14. 14.🔍 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
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) question numbers right (c) units in each answer (d) reworking key sums
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) rewriting neat pages (c) leaving the hall early (d) all parts answered
17. 17.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
18. 18.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) reworking key sums (b) rewriting neat pages (c) labels on diagrams (d) units in each answer
20. 20.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) checking page 1 only (c) roll number written (d) leaving the hall early
21. 21.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) checking page 1 only (c) units in each answer (d) adding doodles
24. 24.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) spelling of key terms (c) all parts answered (d) adding doodles
25. 25.True or false: “random answer changes” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
29. 29.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) question numbers right (b) random answer changes (c) roll number written (d) all parts answered
30. 30.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
31. 31.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) reworking key sums (c) all parts answered (d) spelling of key terms
35. 35.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) your name and roll no. (b) your friend’s page (c) the weather (d) the hall’s colour
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) checking page 1 only (c) rewriting neat pages (d) reworking key sums
37. 37.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
38. 38.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) leaving the hall early (b) all parts answered (c) labels on diagrams (d) reworking key sums
40. 40.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True

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