Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 981 · 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.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) units in each answer (b) adding doodles (c) rewriting neat pages (d) checking page 1 only
2. 2.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it long? (b) does it make sense? (c) is it neat? (d) is it in pencil?
3. 3.True or false: “random answer changes” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) sit and wait (c) check your answers (d) chat with others
5. 5.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) all parts answered (c) question numbers right (d) adding doodles
7. 7.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part
9. 9.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave the area as 20, not 20 cm². (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) question numbers right (c) random answer changes (d) checking page 1 only
11. 11.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “units in each answer” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “adding doodles” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) yes, change all (b) no, only with a reason (c) yes, at random (d) always change twice
15. 15.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
16. 16.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) leaving the hall early (c) checking page 1 only (d) question numbers right
17. 17.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “units in each answer” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) roll number written (c) checking page 1 only (d) units in each answer
21. 21.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) spelling of key terms (b) units in each answer (c) leaving the hall early (d) all parts answered
22. 22.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) roll number written (b) units in each answer (c) checking page 1 only (d) question numbers right
24. 24.🔍 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 missing unit (d) a missed part
25. 25.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
26. 26.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
27. 27.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
28. 28.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) question numbers right (c) labels on diagrams (d) rewriting neat pages
31. 31.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
34. 34.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
36. 36.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) rewriting neat pages (c) all parts answered (d) checking page 1 only
37. 37.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) roll number written (c) leaving the hall early (d) spelling of key terms
39. 39.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time

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