Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 229 · 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 of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) all parts answered (c) question numbers right (d) spelling of key terms
2. 2.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) leaving the hall early (c) adding doodles (d) question numbers right
4. 4.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) adding doodles (c) leaving the hall early (d) checking page 1 only
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) rewriting neat pages (c) adding doodles (d) spelling of key terms
7. 7.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
8. 8.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) reworking key sums (c) random answer changes (d) units in each answer
11. 11.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
13. 13.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) question numbers right (c) checking page 1 only (d) staring at the ceiling
15. 15.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) the hall’s colour (b) your friend’s page (c) your name and roll no. (d) the weather
16. 16.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
18. 18.True or false: “roll number written” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) reworking key sums (c) checking page 1 only (d) leaving the hall early
20. 20.🔍 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
21. 21.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
22. 22.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part
23. 23.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
24. 24.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
26. 26.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) chat with others (c) sit and wait (d) check your answers
27. 27.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) random answer changes (c) roll number written (d) checking page 1 only
29. 29.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it in pencil? (b) is it neat? (c) is it long? (d) does it make sense?
30. 30.True or false: “question numbers right” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
32. 32.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
33. 33.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
34. 34.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) rewriting neat pages (c) spelling of key terms (d) staring at the ceiling
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) all parts answered (c) random answer changes (d) adding doodles
36. 36.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
38. 38.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
40. 40.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip

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