Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 947 · 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: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) units in each answer (c) reworking key sums (d) all parts answered
4. 4.✅ 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
5. 5.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) reworking key sums (c) staring at the ceiling (d) rewriting neat pages
6. 6.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave one reason when it asked for two. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
7. 7.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
8. 8.True or false: “all parts answered” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) random answer changes (c) checking page 1 only (d) labels on diagrams
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) random answer changes (c) staring at the ceiling (d) adding doodles
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) roll number written (c) leaving the hall early (d) random answer changes
12. 12.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) guess again (b) skip it (c) do it the same way (d) add the answer back
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) units in each answer (c) spelling of key terms (d) reworking key sums
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) reworking key sums (c) labels on diagrams (d) adding doodles
15. 15.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
16. 16.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “roll number written” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
21. 21.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) leaving the hall early (c) roll number written (d) labels on diagrams
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.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) roll number written (c) labels on diagrams (d) checking page 1 only
24. 24.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) adding doodles (b) roll number written (c) spelling of key terms (d) all parts answered
27. 27.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
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.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
32. 32.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) sit and wait (b) chat with others (c) leave the hall (d) check your answers
33. 33.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) the weather (b) the hall’s colour (c) your friend’s page (d) your name and roll no.
34. 34.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) random answer changes (c) reworking key sums (d) spelling of key terms
36. 36.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
37. 37.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
38. 38.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) roll number written (b) staring at the ceiling (c) random answer changes (d) rewriting neat pages
39. 39.True or false: “adding doodles” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) spelling of key terms (c) units in each answer (d) checking page 1 only

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