Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 194 · 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.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) chat with others (b) check your answers (c) leave the hall (d) sit and wait
2. 2.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
3. 3.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) the weather (b) the hall’s colour (c) your friend’s page (d) your name and roll no.
4. 4.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
5. 5.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) units in each answer (c) leaving the hall early (d) staring at the ceiling
6. 6.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) rewriting neat pages (c) adding doodles (d) all parts answered
7. 7.True or false: “question numbers right” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
9. 9.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
10. 10.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) reworking key sums (b) spelling of key terms (c) roll number written (d) checking page 1 only
11. 11.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) roll number written (c) question numbers right (d) adding doodles
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) labels on diagrams (b) staring at the ceiling (c) units in each answer (d) question numbers right
14. 14.True or false: “question numbers right” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
16. 16.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) question numbers right (b) roll number written (c) leaving the hall early (d) reworking key sums
18. 18.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) question numbers right (b) spelling of key terms (c) adding doodles (d) labels on diagrams
19. 19.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) roll number written (b) reworking key sums (c) units in each answer (d) rewriting neat pages
23. 23.True or false: “random answer changes” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
25. 25.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
26. 26.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) add the answer back (b) skip it (c) do it the same way (d) guess again
29. 29.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
30. 30.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) leaving the hall early (c) all parts answered (d) rewriting neat pages
32. 32.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) spelling of key terms (c) adding doodles (d) checking page 1 only
33. 33.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave the area as 20, not 20 cm². (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
34. 34.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) reworking key sums (c) units in each answer (d) spelling of key terms
36. 36.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) question numbers right (c) rewriting neat pages (d) checking page 1 only
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) checking page 1 only (c) adding doodles (d) staring at the ceiling
39. 39.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) rewriting neat pages (c) all parts answered (d) roll number written

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