Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 240 · 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 kind of mistake is this? You wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
2. 2.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
4. 4.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) your name and roll no. (b) your friend’s page (c) the hall’s colour (d) the weather
5. 5.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) spelling of key terms (b) leaving the hall early (c) rewriting neat pages (d) checking page 1 only
6. 6.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) labels on diagrams (c) roll number written (d) adding doodles
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) roll number written (c) spelling of key terms (d) units in each answer
9. 9.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
10. 10.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
12. 12.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) question numbers right (c) rewriting neat pages (d) checking page 1 only
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) roll number written (c) leaving the hall early (d) staring at the ceiling
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) question numbers right (c) reworking key sums (d) all parts answered
15. 15.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
16. 16.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
17. 17.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
18. 18.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
20. 20.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) sit and wait (b) check your answers (c) leave the hall (d) chat with others
21. 21.True or false: “adding doodles” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) reworking key sums (b) rewriting neat pages (c) leaving the hall early (d) adding doodles
23. 23.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) roll number written (b) checking page 1 only (c) spelling of key terms (d) units in each answer
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) spelling of key terms (c) checking page 1 only (d) reworking key sums
25. 25.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) adding doodles (c) labels on diagrams (d) rewriting neat pages
27. 27.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) yes, change all (b) no, only with a reason (c) always change twice (d) yes, at random
28. 28.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) spelling of key terms (b) all parts answered (c) rewriting neat pages (d) reworking key sums
29. 29.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
30. 30.✅ 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
31. 31.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
32. 32.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
33. 33.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) spelling of key terms (c) labels on diagrams (d) staring at the ceiling
35. 35.True or false: “random answer changes” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) rewriting neat pages (c) random answer changes (d) units in each answer
39. 39.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
40. 40.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True

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