Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 530 · 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 gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) chat with others (b) leave the hall (c) check your answers (d) sit and wait
3. 3.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) leaving the hall early (c) labels on diagrams (d) checking page 1 only
5. 5.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) all parts answered (c) staring at the ceiling (d) rewriting neat pages
6. 6.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) yes, change all (b) yes, at random (c) no, only with a reason (d) always change twice
7. 7.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
8. 8.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
10. 10.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) roll number written (c) random answer changes (d) question numbers right
11. 11.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) all parts answered (c) spelling of key terms (d) roll number written
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) rewriting neat pages (c) question numbers right (d) adding doodles
14. 14.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
15. 15.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
16. 16.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) do it the same way (b) guess again (c) skip it (d) add the answer back
18. 18.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
19. 19.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
20. 20.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave the area as 20, not 20 cm². (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
21. 21.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
22. 22.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, 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: “spelling of key terms” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) question numbers right (c) units in each answer (d) labels on diagrams
26. 26.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
28. 28.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) random answer changes (c) rewriting neat pages (d) units in each answer
30. 30.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part
32. 32.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
33. 33.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) roll number written (c) adding doodles (d) staring at the ceiling
34. 34.True or false: “all parts answered” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “roll number written” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “adding doodles” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) leaving the hall early (b) roll number written (c) spelling of key terms (d) units in each answer
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) rewriting neat pages (c) adding doodles (d) labels on diagrams
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) spelling of key terms (c) random answer changes (d) checking page 1 only

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