Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 93 · 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 poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) always change twice (b) yes, change all (c) yes, at random (d) no, only with a reason
3. 3.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
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: “spelling of key terms” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) staring at the ceiling (c) units in each answer (d) adding doodles
7. 7.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) guess again (b) add the answer back (c) skip it (d) do it the same way
8. 8.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
9. 9.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) labels on diagrams (b) random answer changes (c) reworking key sums (d) all parts answered
11. 11.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) the weather (b) your friend’s page (c) your name and roll no. (d) the hall’s colour
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) units in each answer (c) labels on diagrams (d) leaving the hall early
13. 13.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) check your answers (b) sit and wait (c) leave the hall (d) chat with others
14. 14.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) labels on diagrams (b) spelling of key terms (c) adding doodles (d) units in each answer
16. 16.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
19. 19.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) leaving the hall early (c) all parts answered (d) rewriting neat pages
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) random answer changes (c) roll number written (d) rewriting neat pages
24. 24.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) checking page 1 only (c) rewriting neat pages (d) all parts answered
26. 26.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
29. 29.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
30. 30.True or false: “units in each answer” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) roll number written (c) labels on diagrams (d) random answer changes
32. 32.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) reworking key sums (b) staring at the ceiling (c) units in each answer (d) labels on diagrams
34. 34.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) roll number written (b) reworking key sums (c) units in each answer (d) adding doodles
35. 35.True or false: “units in each answer” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
37. 37.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
38. 38.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “question numbers right” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True

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