Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 436 · 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 skipped a question on the back page. (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) checking page 1 only (c) reworking key sums (d) adding doodles
3. 3.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
4. 4.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
5. 5.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) spelling of key terms (b) labels on diagrams (c) checking page 1 only (d) all parts answered
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.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it long? (b) is it in pencil? (c) does it make sense? (d) is it neat?
11. 11.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
12. 12.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
13. 13.True or false: “units in each answer” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “question numbers right” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) leaving the hall early (c) staring at the ceiling (d) spelling of key terms
17. 17.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
19. 19.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) spelling of key terms (c) checking page 1 only (d) random answer changes
20. 20.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) roll number written (b) reworking key sums (c) question numbers right (d) leaving the hall early
21. 21.True or false: “question numbers right” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
23. 23.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
24. 24.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) sit and wait (b) leave the hall (c) check your answers (d) chat with others
25. 25.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) all parts answered (b) rewriting neat pages (c) leaving the hall early (d) adding doodles
26. 26.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) all parts answered (c) spelling of key terms (d) roll number written
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) labels on diagrams (b) reworking key sums (c) adding doodles (d) units in each answer
28. 28.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) units in each answer (c) roll number written (d) leaving the hall early
30. 30.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) do it the same way (b) add the answer back (c) guess again (d) skip it
32. 32.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) staring at the ceiling (c) random answer changes (d) labels on diagrams
35. 35.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) units in each answer (b) rewriting neat pages (c) checking page 1 only (d) random answer changes
36. 36.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) checking page 1 only (c) reworking key sums (d) staring at the ceiling
37. 37.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
38. 38.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) rewriting neat pages (c) question numbers right (d) reworking key sums
40. 40.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip

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