Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 992 · 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: labels on diagrams? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
2. 2.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
3. 3.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
4. 4.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) rewriting neat pages (c) spelling of key terms (d) random answer changes
5. 5.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
6. 6.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) your name and roll no. (b) your friend’s page (c) the weather (d) the hall’s colour
7. 7.✅ 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
8. 8.True or false: “adding doodles” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part
10. 10.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) check your answers (b) chat with others (c) leave the hall (d) sit and wait
11. 11.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
12. 12.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
13. 13.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) spelling of key terms (c) labels on diagrams (d) roll number written
15. 15.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) staring at the ceiling (c) checking page 1 only (d) question numbers right
16. 16.True or false: “roll number written” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) staring at the ceiling (c) leaving the hall early (d) roll number written
19. 19.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
21. 21.True or false: “roll number written” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) random answer changes (c) checking page 1 only (d) all parts answered
23. 23.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it neat? (b) is it long? (c) does it make sense? (d) is it in pencil?
24. 24.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) labels on diagrams (c) spelling of key terms (d) all parts answered
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) reworking key sums (c) checking page 1 only (d) all parts answered
26. 26.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) leaving the hall early (c) units in each answer (d) staring at the ceiling
27. 27.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
28. 28.True or false: “all parts answered” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) labels on diagrams (c) rewriting neat pages (d) adding doodles
30. 30.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) rewriting neat pages (c) roll number written (d) staring at the ceiling
31. 31.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) labels on diagrams (b) random answer changes (c) rewriting neat pages (d) staring at the ceiling
32. 32.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
34. 34.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) question numbers right (b) rewriting neat pages (c) units in each answer (d) labels on diagrams
35. 35.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) labels on diagrams (b) roll number written (c) all parts answered (d) checking page 1 only
39. 39.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
40. 40.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time

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