Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 177 · 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 poor use of checking time? (a) roll number written (b) adding doodles (c) units in each answer (d) all parts answered
2. 2.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) reworking key sums (b) random answer changes (c) roll number written (d) labels on diagrams
3. 3.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
4. 4.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) labels on diagrams (c) spelling of key terms (d) staring at the ceiling
6. 6.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) yes, change all (b) yes, at random (c) always change twice (d) no, only with a reason
7. 7.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) chat with others (b) sit and wait (c) leave the hall (d) check your answers
8. 8.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
13. 13.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
14. 14.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
15. 15.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) spelling of key terms (c) leaving the hall early (d) random answer changes
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) random answer changes (c) all parts answered (d) reworking key sums
18. 18.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it neat? (b) does it make sense? (c) is it long? (d) is it in pencil?
20. 20.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
21. 21.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) leaving the hall early (c) roll number written (d) adding doodles
23. 23.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) spelling of key terms (c) staring at the ceiling (d) leaving the hall early
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) reworking key sums (c) roll number written (d) units in each answer
25. 25.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
26. 26.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) spelling of key terms (b) units in each answer (c) checking page 1 only (d) all parts answered
27. 27.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) units in each answer (b) checking page 1 only (c) adding doodles (d) random answer changes
30. 30.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) reworking key sums (c) spelling of key terms (d) labels on diagrams
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) labels on diagrams (b) units in each answer (c) reworking key sums (d) adding doodles
33. 33.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
35. 35.🔍 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
36. 36.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) roll number written (c) all parts answered (d) leaving the hall early
38. 38.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
39. 39.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) your name and roll no. (b) the hall’s colour (c) the weather (d) your friend’s page
40. 40.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time

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