Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 570 · 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 wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
3. 3.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔍 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 copying slip (d) a missed part
5. 5.🔍 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
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) question numbers right (c) adding doodles (d) labels on diagrams
7. 7.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) adding doodles (b) reworking key sums (c) all parts answered (d) spelling of key terms
10. 10.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) the weather (b) the hall’s colour (c) your friend’s page (d) your name and roll no.
11. 11.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
14. 14.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) always change twice (b) yes, at random (c) no, only with a reason (d) yes, change all
15. 15.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) random answer changes (c) leaving the hall early (d) question numbers right
17. 17.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
19. 19.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
20. 20.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
21. 21.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
22. 22.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) leaving the hall early (c) all parts answered (d) random answer changes
23. 23.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
24. 24.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) labels on diagrams (c) rewriting neat pages (d) adding doodles
26. 26.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) labels on diagrams (c) checking page 1 only (d) question numbers right
27. 27.True or false: “question numbers right” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) staring at the ceiling (c) random answer changes (d) question numbers right
29. 29.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) roll number written (c) rewriting neat pages (d) leaving the hall early
31. 31.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) labels on diagrams (c) random answer changes (d) staring at the ceiling
32. 32.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
33. 33.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
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.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) spelling of key terms (c) units in each answer (d) rewriting neat pages
37. 37.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) does it make sense? (b) is it neat? (c) is it in pencil? (d) is it long?
38. 38.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave one reason when it asked for two. (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) reworking key sums (c) question numbers right (d) checking page 1 only
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) adding doodles (c) all parts answered (d) leaving the hall early

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