Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 59 · 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 added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) rewriting neat pages (c) checking page 1 only (d) labels on diagrams
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) reworking key sums (c) question numbers right (d) rewriting neat pages
5. 5.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
6. 6.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
7. 7.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) spelling of key terms (c) reworking key sums (d) labels on diagrams
9. 9.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
10. 10.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) spelling of key terms (c) all parts answered (d) random answer changes
12. 12.True or false: “checking page 1 only” 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) units in each answer (c) adding doodles (d) rewriting neat pages
14. 14.✅ 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?
15. 15.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
16. 16.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “adding doodles” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
20. 20.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
21. 21.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “all parts answered” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
24. 24.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
25. 25.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave the area as 20, not 20 cm². (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
26. 26.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
27. 27.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
28. 28.✅ 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
29. 29.🔍 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
30. 30.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) random answer changes (b) labels on diagrams (c) roll number written (d) all parts answered
31. 31.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
33. 33.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) check your answers (c) sit and wait (d) chat with others
34. 34.True or false: “all parts answered” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) question numbers right (b) labels on diagrams (c) roll number written (d) adding doodles
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) staring at the ceiling (c) labels on diagrams (d) units in each answer
38. 38.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (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 copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
40. 40.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False

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