Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 296 · 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: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “all parts answered” 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 copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) units in each answer (c) adding doodles (d) leaving the hall early
5. 5.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) adding doodles (c) question numbers right (d) labels on diagrams
7. 7.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
8. 8.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) spelling of key terms (b) leaving the hall early (c) rewriting neat pages (d) random answer changes
9. 9.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) chat with others (c) check your answers (d) sit and wait
10. 10.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) all parts answered (c) spelling of key terms (d) reworking key sums
11. 11.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
12. 12.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part
13. 13.True or false: “units in each answer” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave one reason when it asked for two. (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
15. 15.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
16. 16.True or false: “roll number written” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) checking page 1 only (c) roll number written (d) units in each answer
19. 19.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
20. 20.🔍 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 calculation slip (d) a copying slip
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) question numbers right (c) reworking key sums (d) roll number written
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) spelling of key terms (c) labels on diagrams (d) roll number written
23. 23.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 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
25. 25.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) random answer changes (c) leaving the hall early (d) units in each answer
27. 27.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) question numbers right (c) leaving the hall early (d) spelling of key terms
29. 29.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) the weather (b) your name and roll no. (c) the hall’s colour (d) your friend’s page
32. 32.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
33. 33.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
36. 36.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) reworking key sums (b) leaving the hall early (c) checking page 1 only (d) random answer changes
37. 37.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it in pencil? (b) is it long? (c) is it neat? (d) does it make sense?
38. 38.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
39. 39.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True

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