Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 506 · 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 of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) spelling of key terms (c) random answer changes (d) labels on diagrams
2. 2.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔍 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
4. 4.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave the area as 20, not 20 cm². (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part
5. 5.True or false: “all parts answered” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
7. 7.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
8. 8.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) labels on diagrams (c) rewriting neat pages (d) random answer changes
9. 9.🔍 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
10. 10.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) guess again (b) do it the same way (c) skip it (d) add the answer back
11. 11.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) question numbers right (c) checking page 1 only (d) labels on diagrams
13. 13.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
14. 14.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
15. 15.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) random answer changes (c) adding doodles (d) question numbers right
16. 16.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) staring at the ceiling (c) spelling of key terms (d) all parts answered
18. 18.True or false: “question numbers right” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) units in each answer (c) checking page 1 only (d) leaving the hall early
22. 22.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) the hall’s colour (b) your friend’s page (c) your name and roll no. (d) the weather
23. 23.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) reworking key sums (c) all parts answered (d) units in each answer
25. 25.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
26. 26.True or false: “random answer changes” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) labels on diagrams (b) reworking key sums (c) question numbers right (d) rewriting neat pages
29. 29.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) question numbers right (c) labels on diagrams (d) roll number written
30. 30.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
31. 31.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
33. 33.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) leaving the hall early (b) roll number written (c) all parts answered (d) units in each answer
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) rewriting neat pages (c) staring at the ceiling (d) reworking key sums
37. 37.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) adding doodles (b) roll number written (c) labels on diagrams (d) question numbers right
38. 38.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
39. 39.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True

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