Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 186 · 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: adding doodles? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
2. 2.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) adding doodles (c) units in each answer (d) leaving the hall early
4. 4.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
5. 5.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
7. 7.True or false: “units in each answer” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) adding doodles (c) all parts answered (d) leaving the hall early
9. 9.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) leaving the hall early (b) roll number written (c) labels on diagrams (d) question numbers right
10. 10.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
13. 13.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) leaving the hall early (c) rewriting neat pages (d) staring at the ceiling
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) reworking key sums (c) staring at the ceiling (d) spelling of key terms
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) labels on diagrams (c) rewriting neat pages (d) question numbers right
18. 18.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
19. 19.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) labels on diagrams (c) rewriting neat pages (d) staring at the ceiling
21. 21.True or false: “question numbers right” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
23. 23.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
24. 24.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) yes, at random (b) no, only with a reason (c) yes, change all (d) always change twice
25. 25.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
26. 26.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
27. 27.True or false: “all parts answered” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) random answer changes (c) units in each answer (d) leaving the hall early
30. 30.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
31. 31.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) roll number written (b) staring at the ceiling (c) adding doodles (d) leaving the hall early
32. 32.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) your friend’s page (b) your name and roll no. (c) the hall’s colour (d) the weather
34. 34.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) reworking key sums (b) units in each answer (c) rewriting neat pages (d) roll number written
35. 35.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
36. 36.True or false: “random answer changes” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave the area as 20, not 20 cm². (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) units in each answer (c) question numbers right (d) random answer changes
40. 40.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip

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