Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 970 · 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: all parts answered? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
2. 2.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) your friend’s page (b) the weather (c) the hall’s colour (d) your name and roll no.
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) random answer changes (c) labels on diagrams (d) spelling of key terms
4. 4.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) sit and wait (b) check your answers (c) chat with others (d) leave the hall
5. 5.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) yes, change all (b) always change twice (c) no, only with a reason (d) yes, at random
6. 6.True or false: “adding doodles” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) adding doodles (c) checking page 1 only (d) labels on diagrams
9. 9.🔍 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
10. 10.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) labels on diagrams (c) reworking key sums (d) leaving the hall early
11. 11.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) checking page 1 only (c) reworking key sums (d) labels on diagrams
13. 13.✅ 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
14. 14.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
15. 15.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
16. 16.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) random answer changes (c) roll number written (d) units in each answer
17. 17.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part
19. 19.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) all parts answered (c) checking page 1 only (d) rewriting neat pages
21. 21.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) staring at the ceiling (c) all parts answered (d) roll number written
23. 23.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) reworking key sums (b) rewriting neat pages (c) staring at the ceiling (d) checking page 1 only
24. 24.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) roll number written (c) staring at the ceiling (d) leaving the hall early
26. 26.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) roll number written (c) all parts answered (d) spelling of key terms
27. 27.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) reworking key sums (c) adding doodles (d) spelling of key terms
29. 29.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
30. 30.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) roll number written (c) units in each answer (d) rewriting neat pages
33. 33.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) rewriting neat pages (c) roll number written (d) staring at the ceiling
35. 35.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) units in each answer (c) random answer changes (d) adding doodles
37. 37.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave one reason when it asked for two. (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part
38. 38.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
39. 39.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave the area as 20, not 20 cm². (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part
40. 40.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False

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