Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 933 · 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.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) check your answers (b) leave the hall (c) sit and wait (d) chat with others
2. 2.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it in pencil? (b) is it neat? (c) is it long? (d) does it make sense?
3. 3.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) random answer changes (c) reworking key sums (d) staring at the ceiling
4. 4.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) question numbers right (b) staring at the ceiling (c) adding doodles (d) leaving the hall early
5. 5.✅ 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
6. 6.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) question numbers right (c) spelling of key terms (d) adding doodles
7. 7.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
9. 9.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
10. 10.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
11. 11.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) rewriting neat pages (c) all parts answered (d) adding doodles
12. 12.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) spelling of key terms (b) leaving the hall early (c) roll number written (d) labels on diagrams
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) roll number written (c) rewriting neat pages (d) units in each answer
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) leaving the hall early (c) reworking key sums (d) units in each answer
15. 15.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) your name and roll no. (b) your friend’s page (c) the weather (d) the hall’s colour
16. 16.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) random answer changes (c) rewriting neat pages (d) units in each answer
17. 17.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) roll number written (c) question numbers right (d) spelling of key terms
18. 18.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) labels on diagrams (b) leaving the hall early (c) rewriting neat pages (d) staring at the ceiling
19. 19.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) roll number written (b) rewriting neat pages (c) adding doodles (d) random answer changes
20. 20.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) labels on diagrams (c) checking page 1 only (d) reworking key sums
23. 23.True or false: “question numbers right” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) checking page 1 only (c) question numbers right (d) all parts answered
25. 25.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
26. 26.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
27. 27.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
28. 28.True or false: “question numbers right” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
30. 30.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 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
32. 32.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
33. 33.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
34. 34.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
35. 35.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
37. 37.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) spelling of key terms (c) question numbers right (d) adding doodles
39. 39.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) yes, at random (b) always change twice (c) no, only with a reason (d) yes, change all
40. 40.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True

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