Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 608 · 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.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part
2. 2.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
3. 3.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
4. 4.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
5. 5.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.✅ 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?
7. 7.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave one reason when it asked for two. (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) spelling of key terms (c) leaving the hall early (d) checking page 1 only
9. 9.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) question numbers right (b) staring at the ceiling (c) random answer changes (d) leaving the hall early
10. 10.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part
11. 11.True or false: “all parts answered” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) question numbers right (c) labels on diagrams (d) roll number written
13. 13.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
14. 14.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) skip it (b) guess again (c) add the answer back (d) do it the same way
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) rewriting neat pages (c) roll number written (d) all parts answered
16. 16.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
17. 17.True or false: “random answer changes” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
19. 19.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
20. 20.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
21. 21.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
22. 22.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
23. 23.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) question numbers right (b) random answer changes (c) labels on diagrams (d) reworking key sums
26. 26.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) roll number written (b) rewriting neat pages (c) random answer changes (d) checking page 1 only
28. 28.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
29. 29.True or false: “question numbers right” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “question numbers right” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) question numbers right (b) rewriting neat pages (c) all parts answered (d) reworking key sums
32. 32.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) staring at the ceiling (c) question numbers right (d) leaving the hall early
34. 34.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) leaving the hall early (c) units in each answer (d) spelling of key terms
35. 35.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) leaving the hall early (c) rewriting neat pages (d) all parts answered
36. 36.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) random answer changes (c) labels on diagrams (d) rewriting neat pages
39. 39.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) random answer changes (c) leaving the hall early (d) reworking key sums
40. 40.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) check your answers (b) chat with others (c) sit and wait (d) leave the hall

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