Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 896 · 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: “reworking key sums” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) all parts answered (c) rewriting neat pages (d) staring at the ceiling
5. 5.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “adding doodles” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) random answer changes (c) staring at the ceiling (d) question numbers right
8. 8.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) checking page 1 only (c) all parts answered (d) leaving the hall early
10. 10.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 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
12. 12.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) roll number written (c) staring at the ceiling (d) rewriting neat pages
13. 13.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) your friend’s page (b) your name and roll no. (c) the hall’s colour (d) the weather
14. 14.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “all parts answered” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) sit and wait (b) leave the hall (c) chat with others (d) check your answers
17. 17.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) question numbers right (c) roll number written (d) spelling of key terms
19. 19.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
20. 20.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
21. 21.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
22. 22.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “units in each answer” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) spelling of key terms (b) staring at the ceiling (c) leaving the hall early (d) rewriting neat pages
25. 25.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
26. 26.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
27. 27.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) leaving the hall early (c) staring at the ceiling (d) checking page 1 only
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) all parts answered (c) reworking key sums (d) question numbers right
30. 30.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) units in each answer (c) reworking key sums (d) random answer changes
32. 32.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) yes, change all (b) no, only with a reason (c) yes, at random (d) always change twice
35. 35.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) roll number written (c) checking page 1 only (d) staring at the ceiling
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) checking page 1 only (c) labels on diagrams (d) roll number written
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.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part

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