Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 133 · 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: roll number written? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
2. 2.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) staring at the ceiling (c) leaving the hall early (d) all parts answered
4. 4.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
5. 5.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) adding doodles (c) staring at the ceiling (d) labels on diagrams
6. 6.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) always change twice (b) yes, change all (c) no, only with a reason (d) yes, at random
7. 7.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
8. 8.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) all parts answered (b) leaving the hall early (c) rewriting neat pages (d) adding doodles
10. 10.True or false: “roll number written” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 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 missed part (d) a missing unit
12. 12.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “units in each answer” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) roll number written (b) checking page 1 only (c) all parts answered (d) question numbers right
16. 16.True or false: “question numbers right” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 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
18. 18.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
20. 20.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
21. 21.✅ 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?
22. 22.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
25. 25.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
26. 26.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
28. 28.True or false: “question numbers right” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) sit and wait (b) leave the hall (c) chat with others (d) check your answers
31. 31.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) the hall’s colour (b) the weather (c) your friend’s page (d) your name and roll no.
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) all parts answered (c) question numbers right (d) reworking key sums
34. 34.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
35. 35.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) roll number written (c) rewriting neat pages (d) leaving the hall early
36. 36.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
37. 37.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) skip it (b) guess again (c) add the answer back (d) do it the same way
40. 40.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True

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