Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 520 · 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.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) staring at the ceiling (c) roll number written (d) all parts answered
3. 3.True or false: “random answer changes” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) labels on diagrams (c) leaving the hall early (d) rewriting neat pages
6. 6.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
7. 7.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
9. 9.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
12. 12.True or false: “roll number written” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) spelling of key terms (c) rewriting neat pages (d) checking page 1 only
14. 14.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
15. 15.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) question numbers right (b) rewriting neat pages (c) leaving the hall early (d) random answer changes
16. 16.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave one reason when it asked for two. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
19. 19.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) leaving the hall early (c) spelling of key terms (d) roll number written
21. 21.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) checking page 1 only (c) random answer changes (d) reworking key sums
23. 23.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) adding doodles (c) roll number written (d) leaving the hall early
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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) checking page 1 only (c) question numbers right (d) labels on diagrams
27. 27.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) all parts answered (c) random answer changes (d) roll number written
29. 29.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
30. 30.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) all parts answered (c) random answer changes (d) leaving the hall early
31. 31.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
32. 32.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) your name and roll no. (b) your friend’s page (c) the hall’s colour (d) the weather
33. 33.🔍 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
34. 34.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
35. 35.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
36. 36.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
37. 37.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) checking page 1 only (c) rewriting neat pages (d) reworking key sums
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) spelling of key terms (c) checking page 1 only (d) leaving the hall early
39. 39.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit

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