Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 607 · 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: “adding doodles” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
4. 4.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) checking page 1 only (c) all parts answered (d) spelling of key terms
5. 5.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) rewriting neat pages (c) random answer changes (d) reworking key sums
6. 6.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it long? (b) is it neat? (c) does it make sense? (d) is it in pencil?
7. 7.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) rewriting neat pages (c) roll number written (d) adding doodles
8. 8.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) guess again (b) skip it (c) add the answer back (d) do it the same way
9. 9.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) rewriting neat pages (c) reworking key sums (d) all parts answered
11. 11.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) all parts answered (c) labels on diagrams (d) reworking key sums
13. 13.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
15. 15.True or false: “question numbers right” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) reworking key sums (c) staring at the ceiling (d) question numbers right
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) question numbers right (c) rewriting neat pages (d) leaving the hall early
18. 18.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
19. 19.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) chat with others (b) check your answers (c) sit and wait (d) leave the hall
21. 21.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) question numbers right (b) spelling of key terms (c) reworking key sums (d) leaving the hall early
22. 22.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “all parts answered” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) roll number written (b) labels on diagrams (c) random answer changes (d) reworking key sums
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) checking page 1 only (c) leaving the hall early (d) staring at the ceiling
27. 27.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave one reason when it asked for two. (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
28. 28.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
30. 30.True or false: “units in each answer” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 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 copying slip (d) a missed part
32. 32.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
33. 33.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
34. 34.🔍 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
35. 35.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
36. 36.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) question numbers right (c) random answer changes (d) rewriting neat pages
37. 37.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) staring at the ceiling (c) reworking key sums (d) leaving the hall early
40. 40.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True

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