Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 300 · 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 of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) units in each answer (c) staring at the ceiling (d) leaving the hall early
2. 2.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) reworking key sums (b) random answer changes (c) adding doodles (d) leaving the hall early
3. 3.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) check your answers (b) leave the hall (c) chat with others (d) sit and wait
5. 5.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 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 calculation slip (d) a copying slip
7. 7.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
8. 8.✅ 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?
9. 9.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) checking page 1 only (b) reworking key sums (c) question numbers right (d) roll number written
10. 10.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) labels on diagrams (b) units in each answer (c) leaving the hall early (d) all parts answered
12. 12.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
18. 18.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) adding doodles (c) all parts answered (d) checking page 1 only
20. 20.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
21. 21.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) roll number written (b) adding doodles (c) random answer changes (d) leaving the hall early
22. 22.✅ 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
23. 23.True or false: “question numbers right” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) units in each answer (c) random answer changes (d) reworking key sums
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) roll number written (c) adding doodles (d) spelling of key terms
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) question numbers right (c) units in each answer (d) spelling of key terms
28. 28.🔍 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
29. 29.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
30. 30.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) leaving the hall early (c) spelling of key terms (d) adding doodles
32. 32.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) spelling of key terms (b) random answer changes (c) labels on diagrams (d) reworking key sums
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) roll number written (c) rewriting neat pages (d) labels on diagrams
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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) adding doodles (c) checking page 1 only (d) units in each answer
36. 36.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 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
38. 38.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
39. 39.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
40. 40.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) rewriting neat pages (c) staring at the ceiling (d) all parts answered

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