Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 135 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) labels on diagrams (c) all parts answered (d) staring at the ceiling
2. 2.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) sit and wait (b) check your answers (c) chat with others (d) leave the hall
3. 3.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
5. 5.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
6. 6.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
8. 8.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
9. 9.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
10. 10.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
13. 13.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
15. 15.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
16. 16.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) leaving the hall early (c) rewriting neat pages (d) roll number written
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) leaving the hall early (c) all parts answered (d) reworking key sums
21. 21.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) units in each answer (c) labels on diagrams (d) checking page 1 only
23. 23.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) all parts answered (c) spelling of key terms (d) reworking key sums
25. 25.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) reworking key sums (b) roll number written (c) staring at the ceiling (d) all parts answered
26. 26.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
27. 27.✅ 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
28. 28.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave the area as 20, not 20 cm². (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
29. 29.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
30. 30.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
32. 32.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
33. 33.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) staring at the ceiling (c) labels on diagrams (d) leaving the hall early
35. 35.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
36. 36.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) labels on diagrams (b) roll number written (c) rewriting neat pages (d) units in each answer
40. 40.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) does it make sense? (b) is it in pencil? (c) is it neat? (d) is it long?

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