Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 242 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) labels on diagrams (b) random answer changes (c) checking page 1 only (d) rewriting neat pages
2. 2.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) spelling of key terms (c) adding doodles (d) staring at the ceiling
3. 3.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
4. 4.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) labels on diagrams (c) rewriting neat pages (d) all parts answered
7. 7.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part
10. 10.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) the weather (b) the hall’s colour (c) your name and roll no. (d) your friend’s page
11. 11.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) question numbers right (b) roll number written (c) units in each answer (d) staring at the ceiling
12. 12.🔍 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
13. 13.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) rewriting neat pages (c) staring at the ceiling (d) leaving the hall early
15. 15.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
18. 18.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
19. 19.True or false: “roll number written” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “question numbers right” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) chat with others (b) sit and wait (c) check your answers (d) leave the hall
22. 22.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) staring at the ceiling (c) adding doodles (d) units in each answer
23. 23.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
25. 25.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) random answer changes (c) adding doodles (d) labels on diagrams
26. 26.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
27. 27.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) question numbers right (c) random answer changes (d) rewriting neat pages
28. 28.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) roll number written (b) adding doodles (c) rewriting neat pages (d) leaving the hall early
29. 29.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
30. 30.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
31. 31.True or false: “random answer changes” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) adding doodles (b) reworking key sums (c) all parts answered (d) roll number written
33. 33.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) random answer changes (b) reworking key sums (c) labels on diagrams (d) all parts answered
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) question numbers right (c) all parts answered (d) random answer changes
35. 35.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “units in each answer” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) leaving the hall early (c) rewriting neat pages (d) roll number written

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