Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 211 · 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) adding doodles (c) leaving the hall early (d) checking page 1 only
2. 2.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) question numbers right (b) rewriting neat pages (c) leaving the hall early (d) checking page 1 only
3. 3.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
5. 5.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) units in each answer (c) rewriting neat pages (d) adding doodles
6. 6.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part
8. 8.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
9. 9.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
10. 10.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
11. 11.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
12. 12.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
15. 15.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) labels on diagrams (c) units in each answer (d) staring at the ceiling
17. 17.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) adding doodles (b) units in each answer (c) all parts answered (d) labels on diagrams
18. 18.True or false: “random answer changes” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “all parts answered” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
24. 24.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) spelling of key terms (b) units in each answer (c) rewriting neat pages (d) roll number written
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) spelling of key terms (c) all parts answered (d) labels on diagrams
27. 27.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) do it the same way (b) skip it (c) add the answer back (d) guess again
28. 28.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) always change twice (b) no, only with a reason (c) yes, at random (d) yes, change all
29. 29.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) check your answers (b) sit and wait (c) leave the hall (d) chat with others
30. 30.True or false: “question numbers right” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “all parts answered” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) question numbers right (c) leaving the hall early (d) all parts answered
34. 34.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) random answer changes (c) rewriting neat pages (d) labels on diagrams
35. 35.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) roll number written (c) checking page 1 only (d) adding doodles
36. 36.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) the hall’s colour (b) your name and roll no. (c) your friend’s page (d) the weather
37. 37.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), 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 copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
39. 39.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) roll number written (c) checking page 1 only (d) spelling of key terms
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) random answer changes (c) staring at the ceiling (d) all parts answered

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