Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 265 · 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: “labels on diagrams” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part
3. 3.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
4. 4.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
5. 5.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) random answer changes (c) checking page 1 only (d) roll number written
6. 6.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
7. 7.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) leaving the hall early (c) checking page 1 only (d) all parts answered
8. 8.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) checking page 1 only (c) units in each answer (d) reworking key sums
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) adding doodles (c) leaving the hall early (d) labels on diagrams
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) roll number written (c) units in each answer (d) rewriting neat pages
11. 11.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) adding doodles (c) staring at the ceiling (d) spelling of key terms
12. 12.True or false: “question numbers right” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
15. 15.True or false: “random answer changes” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) add the answer back (b) skip it (c) do it the same way (d) guess again
17. 17.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave the area as 20, not 20 cm². (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
18. 18.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
19. 19.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “units in each answer” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
22. 22.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) staring at the ceiling (c) leaving the hall early (d) question numbers right
23. 23.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
24. 24.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) sit and wait (c) chat with others (d) check your answers
25. 25.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) reworking key sums (b) random answer changes (c) units in each answer (d) labels on diagrams
26. 26.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
27. 27.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) roll number written (c) units in each answer (d) adding doodles
28. 28.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) reworking key sums (b) adding doodles (c) staring at the ceiling (d) checking page 1 only
29. 29.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) rewriting neat pages (c) checking page 1 only (d) staring at the ceiling
31. 31.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) leaving the hall early (c) roll number written (d) all parts answered
34. 34.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
35. 35.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) all parts answered (c) question numbers right (d) reworking key sums
37. 37.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
39. 39.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
40. 40.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True

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