Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 897 · 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: “spelling of key terms” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) leaving the hall early (c) all parts answered (d) adding doodles
3. 3.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
4. 4.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
5. 5.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) rewriting neat pages (c) checking page 1 only (d) leaving the hall early
7. 7.True or false: “all parts answered” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) leaving the hall early (c) spelling of key terms (d) all parts answered
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) units in each answer (c) leaving the hall early (d) checking page 1 only
10. 10.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) chat with others (b) check your answers (c) leave the hall (d) sit and wait
11. 11.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) question numbers right (b) all parts answered (c) spelling of key terms (d) checking page 1 only
13. 13.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
15. 15.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
16. 16.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) staring at the ceiling (c) units in each answer (d) checking page 1 only
17. 17.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
19. 19.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave one reason when it asked for two. (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
20. 20.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
21. 21.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) staring at the ceiling (c) question numbers right (d) checking page 1 only
22. 22.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) random answer changes (c) checking page 1 only (d) roll number written
23. 23.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) question numbers right (c) roll number written (d) adding doodles
24. 24.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
25. 25.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
27. 27.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) roll number written (c) reworking key sums (d) staring at the ceiling
30. 30.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
31. 31.True or false: “question numbers right” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) roll number written (c) labels on diagrams (d) reworking key sums
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) leaving the hall early (c) random answer changes (d) adding doodles
34. 34.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
35. 35.True or false: “all parts answered” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.✅ 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
37. 37.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) the weather (b) your friend’s page (c) the hall’s colour (d) your name and roll no.
38. 38.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip

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