Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 365 · 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 the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) all parts answered (c) labels on diagrams (d) units in each answer
3. 3.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “random answer changes” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
7. 7.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
8. 8.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
9. 9.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) skip it (b) guess again (c) do it the same way (d) add the answer back
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) labels on diagrams (c) units in each answer (d) rewriting neat pages
11. 11.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
12. 12.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
13. 13.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
14. 14.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) your name and roll no. (b) the weather (c) your friend’s page (d) the hall’s colour
15. 15.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) spelling of key terms (c) rewriting neat pages (d) reworking key sums
16. 16.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) sit and wait (b) chat with others (c) leave the hall (d) check your answers
17. 17.True or false: “units in each answer” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
20. 20.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave the area as 20, not 20 cm². (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
21. 21.True or false: “random answer changes” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
23. 23.True or false: “question numbers right” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
25. 25.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) reworking key sums (b) checking page 1 only (c) all parts answered (d) roll number written
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) question numbers right (c) labels on diagrams (d) random answer changes
27. 27.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) labels on diagrams (b) checking page 1 only (c) adding doodles (d) random answer changes
28. 28.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
29. 29.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) labels on diagrams (b) checking page 1 only (c) leaving the hall early (d) rewriting neat pages
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) staring at the ceiling (c) all parts answered (d) roll number written
33. 33.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave one reason when it asked for two. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
35. 35.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) does it make sense? (b) is it neat? (c) is it in pencil? (d) is it long?
36. 36.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) roll number written (c) reworking key sums (d) leaving the hall early
38. 38.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) adding doodles (c) all parts answered (d) leaving the hall early
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) adding doodles (c) rewriting neat pages (d) units in each answer

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