Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 355 · 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) adding doodles (b) leaving the hall early (c) reworking key sums (d) rewriting neat pages
2. 2.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
4. 4.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) adding doodles (b) roll number written (c) labels on diagrams (d) reworking key sums
5. 5.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
6. 6.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
8. 8.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) always change twice (b) yes, at random (c) yes, change all (d) no, only with a reason
9. 9.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) spelling of key terms (b) question numbers right (c) leaving the hall early (d) units in each answer
11. 11.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) roll number written (b) labels on diagrams (c) all parts answered (d) rewriting neat pages
12. 12.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) leaving the hall early (c) rewriting neat pages (d) spelling of key terms
14. 14.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) question numbers right (b) labels on diagrams (c) spelling of key terms (d) staring at the ceiling
15. 15.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) labels on diagrams (c) rewriting neat pages (d) adding doodles
16. 16.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
18. 18.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
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.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) add the answer back (b) do it the same way (c) skip it (d) guess again
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) labels on diagrams (b) units in each answer (c) reworking key sums (d) staring at the ceiling
22. 22.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
23. 23.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) all parts answered (b) checking page 1 only (c) random answer changes (d) rewriting neat pages
24. 24.True or false: “all parts answered” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
27. 27.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) rewriting neat pages (c) staring at the ceiling (d) all parts answered
29. 29.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) checking page 1 only (b) units in each answer (c) question numbers right (d) reworking key sums
30. 30.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
31. 31.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) random answer changes (c) roll number written (d) units in each answer
33. 33.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 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 missed part (d) a copying slip
35. 35.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
36. 36.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave the area as 20, not 20 cm². (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
37. 37.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) reworking key sums (c) roll number written (d) question numbers right
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) random answer changes (c) leaving the hall early (d) checking page 1 only
40. 40.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True

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