Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 912 · 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) rewriting neat pages (b) staring at the ceiling (c) adding doodles (d) spelling of key terms
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) labels on diagrams (c) all parts answered (d) units in each answer
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) adding doodles (c) units in each answer (d) leaving the hall early
4. 4.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
6. 6.True or false: “question numbers right” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) the weather (b) your name and roll no. (c) the hall’s colour (d) your friend’s page
8. 8.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) question numbers right (b) all parts answered (c) units in each answer (d) rewriting neat pages
9. 9.✅ 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
10. 10.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
11. 11.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) guess again (b) do it the same way (c) add the answer back (d) skip it
12. 12.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) staring at the ceiling (c) checking page 1 only (d) roll number written
14. 14.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) adding doodles (c) labels on diagrams (d) staring at the ceiling
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) reworking key sums (c) roll number written (d) rewriting neat pages
19. 19.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) rewriting neat pages (c) all parts answered (d) checking page 1 only
20. 20.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
21. 21.True or false: “random answer changes” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) units in each answer (c) roll number written (d) random answer changes
25. 25.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
26. 26.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
30. 30.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
31. 31.True or false: “roll number written” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
33. 33.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave one reason when it asked for two. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
34. 34.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
35. 35.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
36. 36.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) reworking key sums (c) staring at the ceiling (d) random answer changes
37. 37.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “roll number written” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) chat with others (c) check your answers (d) sit and wait
40. 40.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time

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