Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 88 · 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.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) adding doodles (c) rewriting neat pages (d) spelling of key terms
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) labels on diagrams (c) roll number written (d) staring at the ceiling
3. 3.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave one reason when it asked for two. (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
4. 4.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) roll number written (c) leaving the hall early (d) adding doodles
7. 7.✅ 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?
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) question numbers right (c) adding doodles (d) reworking key sums
9. 9.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.✅ 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
11. 11.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) reworking key sums (b) question numbers right (c) all parts answered (d) rewriting neat pages
12. 12.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) question numbers right (b) adding doodles (c) rewriting neat pages (d) staring at the ceiling
13. 13.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
14. 14.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) labels on diagrams (b) reworking key sums (c) roll number written (d) staring at the ceiling
18. 18.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
19. 19.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
20. 20.True or false: “roll number written” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
22. 22.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) reworking key sums (c) adding doodles (d) random answer changes
24. 24.True or false: “random answer changes” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) rewriting neat pages (c) staring at the ceiling (d) units in each answer
26. 26.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) rewriting neat pages (c) all parts answered (d) random answer changes
27. 27.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) check your answers (c) chat with others (d) sit and wait
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) rewriting neat pages (c) leaving the hall early (d) all parts answered
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) reworking key sums (c) question numbers right (d) random answer changes
30. 30.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) units in each answer (c) leaving the hall early (d) roll number written
31. 31.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “all parts answered” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
36. 36.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
37. 37.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
39. 39.True or false: “question numbers right” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) reworking key sums (b) leaving the hall early (c) rewriting neat pages (d) adding doodles

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