Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 533 · 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) leaving the hall early (b) question numbers right (c) checking page 1 only (d) staring at the ceiling
2. 2.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
3. 3.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave one reason when it asked for two. (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
4. 4.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “roll number written” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) the weather (b) your friend’s page (c) the hall’s colour (d) your name and roll no.
7. 7.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) leaving the hall early (b) spelling of key terms (c) question numbers right (d) reworking key sums
8. 8.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) labels on diagrams (b) roll number written (c) spelling of key terms (d) rewriting neat pages
9. 9.True or false: “units in each answer” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) adding doodles (c) roll number written (d) checking page 1 only
11. 11.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) adding doodles (c) units in each answer (d) roll number written
13. 13.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
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 calculation slip (d) a missing unit
15. 15.True or false: “question numbers right” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “all parts answered” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) checking page 1 only (c) all parts answered (d) adding doodles
20. 20.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) leaving the hall early (c) adding doodles (d) all parts answered
21. 21.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) spelling of key terms (c) checking page 1 only (d) roll number written
23. 23.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
24. 24.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) adding doodles (c) leaving the hall early (d) reworking key sums
28. 28.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
29. 29.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “adding doodles” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
32. 32.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) spelling of key terms (c) labels on diagrams (d) adding doodles
34. 34.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) do it the same way (b) add the answer back (c) skip it (d) guess again
35. 35.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) spelling of key terms (c) units in each answer (d) roll number written
36. 36.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
37. 37.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
39. 39.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) sit and wait (c) check your answers (d) chat with others
40. 40.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip

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