Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 403 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) labels on diagrams (c) checking page 1 only (d) rewriting neat pages
2. 2.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) sit and wait (b) chat with others (c) leave the hall (d) check your answers
3. 3.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
4. 4.True or false: “question numbers right” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) all parts answered (c) reworking key sums (d) units in each answer
7. 7.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) units in each answer (c) checking page 1 only (d) adding doodles
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) staring at the ceiling (c) rewriting neat pages (d) roll number written
9. 9.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) your name and roll no. (b) the weather (c) the hall’s colour (d) your friend’s page
10. 10.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it long? (b) is it in pencil? (c) is it neat? (d) does it make sense?
12. 12.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
13. 13.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) question numbers right (c) leaving the hall early (d) spelling of key terms
15. 15.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) labels on diagrams (b) units in each answer (c) spelling of key terms (d) rewriting neat pages
18. 18.True or false: “adding doodles” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) units in each answer (c) checking page 1 only (d) roll number written
21. 21.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) checking page 1 only (c) random answer changes (d) all parts answered
22. 22.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave the area as 20, not 20 cm². (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
23. 23.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
25. 25.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) staring at the ceiling (c) adding doodles (d) labels on diagrams
26. 26.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
28. 28.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
30. 30.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
31. 31.True or false: “units in each answer” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
34. 34.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “all parts answered” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) units in each answer (c) random answer changes (d) rewriting neat pages
39. 39.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) rewriting neat pages (c) spelling of key terms (d) staring at the ceiling
40. 40.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) guess again (b) do it the same way (c) add the answer back (d) skip it

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