Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 102 · 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.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
2. 2.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) all parts answered (b) rewriting neat pages (c) leaving the hall early (d) random answer changes
3. 3.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) adding doodles (c) spelling of key terms (d) checking page 1 only
4. 4.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
6. 6.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it neat? (b) is it long? (c) is it in pencil? (d) does it make sense?
9. 9.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) the hall’s colour (b) your name and roll no. (c) the weather (d) your friend’s page
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) random answer changes (c) reworking key sums (d) labels on diagrams
11. 11.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) units in each answer (c) checking page 1 only (d) leaving the hall early
13. 13.True or false: “all parts answered” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
15. 15.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
16. 16.✅ 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
17. 17.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) staring at the ceiling (c) rewriting neat pages (d) labels on diagrams
19. 19.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) reworking key sums (b) random answer changes (c) question numbers right (d) roll number written
20. 20.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) reworking key sums (c) rewriting neat pages (d) staring at the ceiling
21. 21.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
22. 22.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
26. 26.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) leaving the hall early (b) all parts answered (c) spelling of key terms (d) question numbers right
27. 27.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave the area as 20, not 20 cm². (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
28. 28.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
29. 29.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) adding doodles (c) spelling of key terms (d) units in each answer
31. 31.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) reworking key sums (b) all parts answered (c) rewriting neat pages (d) question numbers right
33. 33.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) checking page 1 only (c) leaving the hall early (d) roll number written
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) leaving the hall early (c) all parts answered (d) random answer changes
35. 35.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
36. 36.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) sit and wait (b) chat with others (c) check your answers (d) leave the hall
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) reworking key sums (c) units in each answer (d) all parts answered
39. 39.True or false: “question numbers right” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time

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