Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 997 · 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) spelling of key terms (b) adding doodles (c) rewriting neat pages (d) checking page 1 only
2. 2.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) question numbers right (c) checking page 1 only (d) random answer changes
4. 4.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) labels on diagrams (b) leaving the hall early (c) random answer changes (d) staring at the ceiling
6. 6.True or false: “question numbers right” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
8. 8.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) roll number written (c) rewriting neat pages (d) adding doodles
10. 10.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) spelling of key terms (c) checking page 1 only (d) reworking key sums
12. 12.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
13. 13.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) reworking key sums (b) rewriting neat pages (c) adding doodles (d) random answer changes
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) reworking key sums (c) leaving the hall early (d) spelling of key terms
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) rewriting neat pages (c) staring at the ceiling (d) adding doodles
16. 16.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔍 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
18. 18.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) adding doodles (c) units in each answer (d) leaving the hall early
20. 20.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) sit and wait (b) leave the hall (c) check your answers (d) chat with others
21. 21.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave the area as 20, not 20 cm². (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
23. 23.🔍 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
24. 24.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
25. 25.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) no, only with a reason (b) yes, change all (c) yes, at random (d) always change twice
26. 26.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) checking page 1 only (c) leaving the hall early (d) question numbers right
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) units in each answer (c) question numbers right (d) rewriting neat pages
29. 29.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) leaving the hall early (c) reworking key sums (d) roll number written
31. 31.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) roll number written (b) leaving the hall early (c) adding doodles (d) random answer changes
32. 32.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) random answer changes (c) labels on diagrams (d) rewriting neat pages
33. 33.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave one reason when it asked for two. (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
34. 34.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) add the answer back (b) do it the same way (c) guess again (d) skip it
35. 35.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
36. 36.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
37. 37.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 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 missed part (d) a missing unit
39. 39.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
40. 40.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check

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