Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 518 · 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 smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) labels on diagrams (c) adding doodles (d) staring at the ceiling
2. 2.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
4. 4.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) staring at the ceiling (c) labels on diagrams (d) question numbers right
6. 6.True or false: “random answer changes” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) all parts answered (c) staring at the ceiling (d) rewriting neat pages
8. 8.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) check your answers (c) chat with others (d) sit and wait
9. 9.True or false: “all parts answered” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) checking page 1 only (c) reworking key sums (d) random answer changes
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) leaving the hall early (c) rewriting neat pages (d) adding doodles
12. 12.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it long? (b) is it neat? (c) is it in pencil? (d) does it make sense?
13. 13.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave one reason when it asked for two. (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part
14. 14.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave the area as 20, not 20 cm². (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
15. 15.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
16. 16.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
17. 17.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
19. 19.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
20. 20.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
21. 21.True or false: “roll number written” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
24. 24.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) the weather (b) the hall’s colour (c) your name and roll no. (d) your friend’s page
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) checking page 1 only (c) spelling of key terms (d) random answer changes
27. 27.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) leaving the hall early (b) all parts answered (c) reworking key sums (d) question numbers right
28. 28.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
29. 29.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
31. 31.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) leaving the hall early (c) question numbers right (d) staring at the ceiling
32. 32.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) random answer changes (c) spelling of key terms (d) leaving the hall early
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) question numbers right (c) roll number written (d) leaving the hall early
34. 34.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) labels on diagrams (b) checking page 1 only (c) spelling of key terms (d) roll number written
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) leaving the hall early (c) rewriting neat pages (d) adding doodles
36. 36.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) leaving the hall early (c) question numbers right (d) checking page 1 only
38. 38.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
39. 39.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
40. 40.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time

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