Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 433 · 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.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) labels on diagrams (c) units in each answer (d) staring at the ceiling
3. 3.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) rewriting neat pages (c) reworking key sums (d) leaving the hall early
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) labels on diagrams (b) rewriting neat pages (c) question numbers right (d) units in each answer
5. 5.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
6. 6.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) no, only with a reason (b) yes, change all (c) always change twice (d) yes, at random
7. 7.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
8. 8.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
9. 9.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
10. 10.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
11. 11.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) labels on diagrams (b) spelling of key terms (c) staring at the ceiling (d) reworking key sums
13. 13.True or false: “adding doodles” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
16. 16.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave one reason when it asked for two. (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
17. 17.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) all parts answered (b) adding doodles (c) staring at the ceiling (d) leaving the hall early
19. 19.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
22. 22.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) skip it (b) guess again (c) add the answer back (d) do it the same way
24. 24.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
26. 26.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
30. 30.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
31. 31.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it neat? (b) does it make sense? (c) is it long? (d) is it in pencil?
32. 32.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) reworking key sums (c) all parts answered (d) roll number written
33. 33.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) rewriting neat pages (c) staring at the ceiling (d) labels on diagrams
36. 36.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) checking page 1 only (c) roll number written (d) rewriting neat pages
37. 37.🔍 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
38. 38.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
39. 39.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
40. 40.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check

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