Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 455 · 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) all parts answered (b) spelling of key terms (c) roll number written (d) leaving the hall early
2. 2.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) always change twice (b) yes, at random (c) no, only with a reason (d) yes, change all
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) labels on diagrams (b) question numbers right (c) roll number written (d) checking page 1 only
4. 4.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
5. 5.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) skip it (b) add the answer back (c) do it the same way (d) guess again
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) staring at the ceiling (c) all parts answered (d) rewriting neat pages
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) random answer changes (c) labels on diagrams (d) leaving the hall early
9. 9.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
11. 11.True or false: “units in each answer” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
13. 13.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
15. 15.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
16. 16.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) roll number written (b) checking page 1 only (c) rewriting neat pages (d) staring at the ceiling
17. 17.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
18. 18.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
19. 19.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
21. 21.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
22. 22.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
23. 23.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) check your answers (b) sit and wait (c) chat with others (d) leave the hall
24. 24.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
25. 25.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) spelling of key terms (b) roll number written (c) all parts answered (d) random answer changes
26. 26.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) rewriting neat pages (c) checking page 1 only (d) random answer changes
29. 29.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
33. 33.✅ 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
34. 34.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
36. 36.True or false: “adding doodles” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “question numbers right” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) labels on diagrams (b) all parts answered (c) leaving the hall early (d) roll number written
39. 39.True or false: “roll number written” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) units in each answer (c) adding doodles (d) rewriting neat pages

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