Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 292 · 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) units in each answer (b) all parts answered (c) roll number written (d) checking page 1 only
2. 2.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
3. 3.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
4. 4.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
5. 5.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) all parts answered (c) checking page 1 only (d) leaving the hall early
6. 6.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) all parts answered (c) rewriting neat pages (d) labels on diagrams
8. 8.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
9. 9.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
11. 11.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
12. 12.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
13. 13.True or false: “all parts answered” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) labels on diagrams (c) checking page 1 only (d) leaving the hall early
15. 15.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
16. 16.True or false: “roll number written” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) staring at the ceiling (c) checking page 1 only (d) reworking key sums
18. 18.True or false: “units in each answer” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
20. 20.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave the area as 20, not 20 cm². (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
21. 21.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
22. 22.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) check your answers (b) chat with others (c) leave the hall (d) sit and wait
23. 23.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) all parts answered (c) checking page 1 only (d) leaving the hall early
25. 25.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
26. 26.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) labels on diagrams (c) staring at the ceiling (d) all parts answered
28. 28.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) question numbers right (b) rewriting neat pages (c) labels on diagrams (d) units in each answer
30. 30.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
31. 31.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
33. 33.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) checking page 1 only (c) spelling of key terms (d) staring at the ceiling
34. 34.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) reworking key sums (c) random answer changes (d) roll number written
36. 36.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
37. 37.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) no, only with a reason (b) yes, change all (c) always change twice (d) yes, at random
38. 38.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) do it the same way (b) add the answer back (c) guess again (d) skip it
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) leaving the hall early (c) rewriting neat pages (d) random answer changes
40. 40.True or false: “roll number written” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False

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