Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 304 · 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 wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
6. 6.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
7. 7.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
8. 8.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
9. 9.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) your name and roll no. (b) your friend’s page (c) the weather (d) the hall’s colour
10. 10.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) roll number written (c) labels on diagrams (d) random answer changes
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) spelling of key terms (c) rewriting neat pages (d) labels on diagrams
12. 12.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
13. 13.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) leaving the hall early (c) random answer changes (d) units in each answer
14. 14.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) reworking key sums (b) spelling of key terms (c) labels on diagrams (d) staring at the ceiling
15. 15.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) rewriting neat pages (c) staring at the ceiling (d) adding doodles
17. 17.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
18. 18.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
19. 19.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) roll number written (b) staring at the ceiling (c) checking page 1 only (d) random answer changes
20. 20.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) adding doodles (c) reworking key sums (d) staring at the ceiling
21. 21.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) leaving the hall early (b) units in each answer (c) spelling of key terms (d) labels on diagrams
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) question numbers right (c) adding doodles (d) leaving the hall early
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.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
26. 26.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
27. 27.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
28. 28.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave one reason when it asked for two. (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
29. 29.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) units in each answer (c) adding doodles (d) reworking key sums
31. 31.True or false: “question numbers right” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “random answer changes” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) rewriting neat pages (c) staring at the ceiling (d) spelling of key terms
34. 34.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
37. 37.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) spelling of key terms (c) question numbers right (d) adding doodles
38. 38.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) staring at the ceiling (c) adding doodles (d) spelling of key terms
40. 40.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False

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