Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 223 · 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.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) staring at the ceiling (c) adding doodles (d) all parts answered
3. 3.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
4. 4.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “adding doodles” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
7. 7.🔍 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 calculation slip (d) a copying slip
8. 8.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
10. 10.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) roll number written (c) labels on diagrams (d) staring at the ceiling
12. 12.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) spelling of key terms (c) adding doodles (d) staring at the ceiling
13. 13.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it in pencil? (b) is it neat? (c) does it make sense? (d) is it long?
14. 14.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) random answer changes (c) rewriting neat pages (d) reworking key sums
15. 15.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) adding doodles (b) reworking key sums (c) all parts answered (d) spelling of key terms
16. 16.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) the hall’s colour (b) your friend’s page (c) the weather (d) your name and roll no.
18. 18.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.✅ 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
20. 20.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) random answer changes (c) labels on diagrams (d) leaving the hall early
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) question numbers right (c) checking page 1 only (d) random answer changes
22. 22.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “all parts answered” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 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
25. 25.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
26. 26.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave one reason when it asked for two. (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
27. 27.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) checking page 1 only (c) units in each answer (d) staring at the ceiling
29. 29.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) labels on diagrams (c) rewriting neat pages (d) units in each answer
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) checking page 1 only (c) rewriting neat pages (d) units in each answer
34. 34.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
35. 35.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) labels on diagrams (b) random answer changes (c) all parts answered (d) reworking key sums
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) rewriting neat pages (c) labels on diagrams (d) adding doodles
37. 37.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) leaving the hall early (b) all parts answered (c) roll number written (d) spelling of key terms
40. 40.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check

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