Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 408 · 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.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
2. 2.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) do it the same way (b) guess again (c) add the answer back (d) skip it
3. 3.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
4. 4.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
6. 6.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
7. 7.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) all parts answered (c) checking page 1 only (d) units in each answer
10. 10.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) all parts answered (b) adding doodles (c) leaving the hall early (d) rewriting neat pages
11. 11.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
12. 12.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) spelling of key terms (b) roll number written (c) units in each answer (d) checking page 1 only
13. 13.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) staring at the ceiling (c) spelling of key terms (d) units in each answer
16. 16.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) spelling of key terms (c) units in each answer (d) random answer changes
18. 18.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave the area as 20, not 20 cm². (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
19. 19.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
20. 20.True or false: “all parts answered” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “question numbers right” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “units in each answer” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 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 missing unit (d) a calculation slip
24. 24.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) spelling of key terms (b) question numbers right (c) all parts answered (d) adding doodles
25. 25.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) question numbers right (c) units in each answer (d) leaving the hall early
27. 27.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) rewriting neat pages (c) spelling of key terms (d) checking page 1 only
29. 29.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) all parts answered (c) adding doodles (d) units in each answer
31. 31.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
32. 32.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) checking page 1 only (c) question numbers right (d) staring at the ceiling
36. 36.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “random answer changes” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) check your answers (b) leave the hall (c) chat with others (d) sit and wait
39. 39.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) rewriting neat pages (c) checking page 1 only (d) labels on diagrams
40. 40.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) spelling of key terms (c) labels on diagrams (d) staring at the ceiling

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