Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 909 · 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: “adding doodles” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) checking page 1 only (c) reworking key sums (d) units in each answer
4. 4.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) rewriting neat pages (c) spelling of key terms (d) roll number written
5. 5.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
7. 7.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) units in each answer (c) all parts answered (d) rewriting neat pages
9. 9.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) rewriting neat pages (c) random answer changes (d) labels on diagrams
11. 11.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) check your answers (b) leave the hall (c) sit and wait (d) chat with others
12. 12.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) yes, change all (b) no, only with a reason (c) always change twice (d) yes, at random
13. 13.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
14. 14.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
15. 15.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) guess again (b) skip it (c) add the answer back (d) do it the same way
18. 18.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
19. 19.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
20. 20.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
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.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) roll number written (b) reworking key sums (c) checking page 1 only (d) all parts answered
23. 23.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) checking page 1 only (c) random answer changes (d) roll number written
24. 24.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) staring at the ceiling (c) adding doodles (d) all parts answered
26. 26.True or false: “roll number written” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) question numbers right (c) reworking key sums (d) roll number written
28. 28.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) all parts answered (c) units in each answer (d) question numbers right
29. 29.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave one reason when it asked for two. (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
30. 30.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
31. 31.True or false: “question numbers right” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
33. 33.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) all parts answered (c) adding doodles (d) question numbers right
35. 35.True or false: “all parts answered” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “question numbers right” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) question numbers right (b) leaving the hall early (c) checking page 1 only (d) random answer changes
38. 38.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) reworking key sums (c) adding doodles (d) checking page 1 only
39. 39.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.✅ 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

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