Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 224 · 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.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) the weather (b) your name and roll no. (c) your friend’s page (d) the hall’s colour
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) leaving the hall early (c) rewriting neat pages (d) spelling of key terms
3. 3.True or false: “adding doodles” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
6. 6.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) roll number written (c) spelling of key terms (d) labels on diagrams
8. 8.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) question numbers right (c) adding doodles (d) staring at the ceiling
9. 9.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) roll number written (c) spelling of key terms (d) random answer changes
11. 11.True or false: “roll number written” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) labels on diagrams (b) roll number written (c) reworking key sums (d) rewriting neat pages
14. 14.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
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.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave one reason when it asked for two. (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
17. 17.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) roll number written (b) adding doodles (c) staring at the ceiling (d) random answer changes
18. 18.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) question numbers right (b) leaving the hall early (c) labels on diagrams (d) spelling of key terms
20. 20.True or false: “units in each answer” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
23. 23.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
24. 24.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) all parts answered (c) checking page 1 only (d) roll number written
25. 25.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
26. 26.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
27. 27.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) rewriting neat pages (c) spelling of key terms (d) staring at the ceiling
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) roll number written (c) units in each answer (d) leaving the hall early
29. 29.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) check your answers (b) chat with others (c) leave the hall (d) sit and wait
31. 31.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it long? (b) is it in pencil? (c) is it neat? (d) does it make sense?
32. 32.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
33. 33.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
34. 34.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
36. 36.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
37. 37.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
39. 39.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “units in each answer” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False

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