Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 902 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) leaving the hall early (c) random answer changes (d) question numbers right
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) labels on diagrams (b) roll number written (c) units in each answer (d) leaving the hall early
3. 3.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
4. 4.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
5. 5.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
7. 7.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
8. 8.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
9. 9.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) sit and wait (b) check your answers (c) chat with others (d) leave the hall
10. 10.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it long? (b) does it make sense? (c) is it neat? (d) is it in pencil?
12. 12.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) roll number written (c) leaving the hall early (d) checking page 1 only
14. 14.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) spelling of key terms (b) labels on diagrams (c) staring at the ceiling (d) roll number written
15. 15.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) question numbers right (b) units in each answer (c) adding doodles (d) reworking key sums
16. 16.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) labels on diagrams (b) rewriting neat pages (c) random answer changes (d) leaving the hall early
19. 19.True or false: “adding doodles” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
21. 21.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) all parts answered (c) spelling of key terms (d) rewriting neat pages
24. 24.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) spelling of key terms (b) roll number written (c) leaving the hall early (d) units in each answer
26. 26.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) do it the same way (b) guess again (c) skip it (d) add the answer back
27. 27.🔍 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
28. 28.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) spelling of key terms (b) rewriting neat pages (c) staring at the ceiling (d) checking page 1 only
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) spelling of key terms (c) roll number written (d) adding doodles
30. 30.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
31. 31.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) yes, at random (b) yes, change all (c) no, only with a reason (d) always change twice
32. 32.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
33. 33.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) units in each answer (c) staring at the ceiling (d) random answer changes
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) staring at the ceiling (c) all parts answered (d) random answer changes
35. 35.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
36. 36.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) leaving the hall early (c) checking page 1 only (d) question numbers right
37. 37.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
39. 39.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
40. 40.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) roll number written (c) checking page 1 only (d) adding doodles

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