Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 401 · 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) random answer changes (b) adding doodles (c) staring at the ceiling (d) all parts answered
2. 2.🔍 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
3. 3.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
4. 4.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
5. 5.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) roll number written (c) checking page 1 only (d) rewriting neat pages
6. 6.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
7. 7.✅ 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?
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) question numbers right (c) adding doodles (d) rewriting neat pages
9. 9.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) checking page 1 only (b) question numbers right (c) labels on diagrams (d) all parts answered
12. 12.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) your name and roll no. (b) the hall’s colour (c) the weather (d) your friend’s page
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) labels on diagrams (b) question numbers right (c) leaving the hall early (d) all parts answered
14. 14.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
15. 15.🔍 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 missed part (d) a calculation slip
16. 16.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) units in each answer (c) staring at the ceiling (d) leaving the hall early
17. 17.🔍 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 missing unit (d) a calculation slip
18. 18.True or false: “units in each answer” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
20. 20.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
21. 21.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) question numbers right (b) leaving the hall early (c) staring at the ceiling (d) rewriting neat pages
22. 22.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
24. 24.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “adding doodles” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) reworking key sums (c) spelling of key terms (d) labels on diagrams
27. 27.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) reworking key sums (c) staring at the ceiling (d) spelling of key terms
29. 29.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) adding doodles (b) question numbers right (c) all parts answered (d) reworking key sums
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) random answer changes (c) checking page 1 only (d) adding doodles
31. 31.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) check your answers (b) leave the hall (c) sit and wait (d) chat with others
33. 33.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) random answer changes (c) staring at the ceiling (d) spelling of key terms
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) checking page 1 only (c) rewriting neat pages (d) units in each answer
35. 35.True or false: “question numbers right” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) rewriting neat pages (c) roll number written (d) units in each answer
37. 37.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) leaving the hall early (c) spelling of key terms (d) random answer changes
39. 39.True or false: “units in each answer” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) spelling of key terms (b) roll number written (c) all parts answered (d) rewriting neat pages

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