Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 23 · 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) roll number written (b) units in each answer (c) spelling of key terms (d) checking page 1 only
2. 2.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
3. 3.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) labels on diagrams (b) checking page 1 only (c) leaving the hall early (d) staring at the ceiling
4. 4.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) question numbers right (c) leaving the hall early (d) staring at the ceiling
6. 6.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) units in each answer (c) staring at the ceiling (d) spelling of key terms
7. 7.🔍 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 calculation slip (d) a copying slip
8. 8.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) checking page 1 only (c) staring at the ceiling (d) all parts answered
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) leaving the hall early (c) roll number written (d) rewriting neat pages
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) spelling of key terms (c) random answer changes (d) leaving the hall early
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) random answer changes (c) units in each answer (d) leaving the hall early
12. 12.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
13. 13.True or false: “adding doodles” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
15. 15.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
16. 16.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
18. 18.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
19. 19.🔍 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
20. 20.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) your name and roll no. (b) your friend’s page (c) the weather (d) the hall’s colour
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.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) random answer changes (c) all parts answered (d) units in each answer
24. 24.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) random answer changes (b) units in each answer (c) labels on diagrams (d) reworking key sums
25. 25.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
27. 27.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
28. 28.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) rewriting neat pages (c) labels on diagrams (d) units in each answer
30. 30.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it in pencil? (b) does it make sense? (c) is it neat? (d) is it long?
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) all parts answered (c) leaving the hall early (d) roll number written
32. 32.True or false: “all parts answered” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) checking page 1 only (c) question numbers right (d) adding doodles
35. 35.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) roll number written (b) leaving the hall early (c) spelling of key terms (d) units in each answer
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) labels on diagrams (b) all parts answered (c) units in each answer (d) checking page 1 only
39. 39.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) adding doodles (c) question numbers right (d) labels on diagrams

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