Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 939 · 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) leave the hall (b) sit and wait (c) check your answers (d) chat with others
2. 2.🔍 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
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) labels on diagrams (b) staring at the ceiling (c) random answer changes (d) rewriting neat pages
4. 4.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) question numbers right (c) spelling of key terms (d) labels on diagrams
5. 5.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it neat? (b) is it long? (c) is it in pencil? (d) does it make sense?
6. 6.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
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: units in each answer? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
9. 9.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) labels on diagrams (b) question numbers right (c) reworking key sums (d) random answer changes
10. 10.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
13. 13.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “question numbers right” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) roll number written (c) leaving the hall early (d) labels on diagrams
19. 19.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) roll number written (c) units in each answer (d) adding doodles
20. 20.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) roll number written (c) staring at the ceiling (d) rewriting neat pages
21. 21.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
22. 22.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
23. 23.True or false: “roll number written” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
25. 25.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) reworking key sums (c) checking page 1 only (d) labels on diagrams
27. 27.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) the weather (b) your friend’s page (c) the hall’s colour (d) your name and roll no.
28. 28.True or false: “roll number written” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) staring at the ceiling (c) random answer changes (d) question numbers right
30. 30.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) rewriting neat pages (c) adding doodles (d) checking page 1 only
32. 32.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
33. 33.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave the area as 20, not 20 cm². (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
34. 34.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “question numbers right” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) yes, at random (b) yes, change all (c) always change twice (d) no, only with a reason
38. 38.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check

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