Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 35 · 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.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
2. 2.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) labels on diagrams (b) leaving the hall early (c) question numbers right (d) spelling of key terms
3. 3.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) spelling of key terms (b) reworking key sums (c) all parts answered (d) rewriting neat pages
4. 4.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) random answer changes (c) leaving the hall early (d) labels on diagrams
6. 6.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
7. 7.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) the hall’s colour (b) your friend’s page (c) your name and roll no. (d) the weather
8. 8.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) check your answers (c) chat with others (d) sit and wait
9. 9.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) question numbers right (b) spelling of key terms (c) roll number written (d) checking page 1 only
10. 10.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave one reason when it asked for two. (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
11. 11.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
17. 17.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
18. 18.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) staring at the ceiling (c) adding doodles (d) roll number written
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) question numbers right (c) units in each answer (d) reworking key sums
20. 20.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) adding doodles (c) random answer changes (d) question numbers right
21. 21.True or false: “all parts answered” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) labels on diagrams (b) all parts answered (c) staring at the ceiling (d) units in each answer
23. 23.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it neat? (b) does it make sense? (c) is it in pencil? (d) is it long?
24. 24.True or false: “units in each answer” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
26. 26.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
27. 27.True or false: “random answer changes” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) random answer changes (c) question numbers right (d) roll number written
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) rewriting neat pages (c) question numbers right (d) random answer changes
30. 30.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
31. 31.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) reworking key sums (c) leaving the hall early (d) spelling of key terms
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 of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) random answer changes (c) all parts answered (d) rewriting neat pages
36. 36.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
38. 38.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) adding doodles (c) roll number written (d) all parts answered
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) units in each answer (c) staring at the ceiling (d) question numbers right

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