Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 413 · 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 skipped a question on the back page, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) all parts answered (c) rewriting neat pages (d) checking page 1 only
3. 3.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
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: staring at the ceiling? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
7. 7.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
8. 8.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
9. 9.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
10. 10.🔍 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 missed part (d) a missing unit
11. 11.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) roll number written (b) units in each answer (c) checking page 1 only (d) labels on diagrams
15. 15.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
16. 16.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) labels on diagrams (c) rewriting neat pages (d) leaving the hall early
19. 19.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) rewriting neat pages (c) adding doodles (d) labels on diagrams
20. 20.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “all parts answered” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) your name and roll no. (b) your friend’s page (c) the hall’s colour (d) the weather
23. 23.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
24. 24.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) question numbers right (c) reworking key sums (d) random answer changes
25. 25.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) skip it (b) do it the same way (c) guess again (d) add the answer back
26. 26.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part
28. 28.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) labels on diagrams (b) question numbers right (c) spelling of key terms (d) staring at the ceiling
29. 29.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
31. 31.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) yes, change all (b) always change twice (c) no, only with a reason (d) yes, at random
32. 32.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) units in each answer (b) leaving the hall early (c) rewriting neat pages (d) adding doodles
33. 33.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) roll number written (b) units in each answer (c) rewriting neat pages (d) all parts answered
34. 34.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) all parts answered (c) leaving the hall early (d) labels on diagrams
37. 37.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
39. 39.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) leaving the hall early (c) reworking key sums (d) adding doodles
40. 40.True or false: “roll number written” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True

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