Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 958 · 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.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
2. 2.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
3. 3.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) yes, at random (b) no, only with a reason (c) always change twice (d) yes, change all
4. 4.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
5. 5.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
6. 6.True or false: “all parts answered” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: “adding doodles” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it in pencil? (b) is it long? (c) does it make sense? (d) is it neat?
9. 9.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
10. 10.True or false: “random answer changes” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: “roll number written” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) rewriting neat pages (c) random answer changes (d) labels on diagrams
14. 14.True or false: “question numbers right” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
16. 16.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
18. 18.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) all parts answered (c) leaving the hall early (d) reworking key sums
19. 19.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) question numbers right (b) random answer changes (c) checking page 1 only (d) leaving the hall early
20. 20.True or false: “roll number written” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) staring at the ceiling (c) spelling of key terms (d) checking page 1 only
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) checking page 1 only (c) leaving the hall early (d) reworking key sums
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) leaving the hall early (c) staring at the ceiling (d) question numbers right
25. 25.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) random answer changes (c) spelling of key terms (d) units in each answer
27. 27.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
28. 28.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) spelling of key terms (c) all parts answered (d) random answer changes
30. 30.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave one reason when it asked for two. (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) reworking key sums (c) roll number written (d) leaving the hall early
33. 33.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
34. 34.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) chat with others (b) leave the hall (c) check your answers (d) sit and wait
35. 35.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
36. 36.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) random answer changes (c) leaving the hall early (d) labels on diagrams
37. 37.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
38. 38.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) guess again (b) skip it (c) add the answer back (d) do it the same way
40. 40.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) checking page 1 only (c) labels on diagrams (d) reworking key sums

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