Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 241 · 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: “rewriting neat pages” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) staring at the ceiling (c) units in each answer (d) random answer changes
3. 3.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) chat with others (b) check your answers (c) leave the hall (d) sit and wait
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) all parts answered (c) units in each answer (d) random answer changes
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) rewriting neat pages (c) random answer changes (d) adding doodles
6. 6.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
7. 7.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
8. 8.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) roll number written (b) labels on diagrams (c) rewriting neat pages (d) question numbers right
9. 9.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
10. 10.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
12. 12.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
13. 13.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
14. 14.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 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
16. 16.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
17. 17.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) question numbers right (b) units in each answer (c) all parts answered (d) staring at the ceiling
20. 20.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) labels on diagrams (b) staring at the ceiling (c) roll number written (d) question numbers right
22. 22.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “all parts answered” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
25. 25.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) spelling of key terms (c) leaving the hall early (d) roll number written
27. 27.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) labels on diagrams (b) units in each answer (c) question numbers right (d) adding doodles
30. 30.✅ 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
31. 31.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave one reason when it asked for two. (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part
33. 33.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) guess again (b) add the answer back (c) do it the same way (d) skip it
34. 34.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) does it make sense? (b) is it in pencil? (c) is it long? (d) is it neat?
35. 35.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) question numbers right (b) random answer changes (c) staring at the ceiling (d) leaving the hall early
37. 37.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “units in each answer” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) labels on diagrams (b) adding doodles (c) rewriting neat pages (d) leaving the hall early
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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