Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 618 · 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 gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) labels on diagrams (c) spelling of key terms (d) adding doodles
3. 3.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it in pencil? (b) is it long? (c) is it neat? (d) does it make sense?
4. 4.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
7. 7.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
8. 8.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
9. 9.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
10. 10.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) chat with others (c) sit and wait (d) check your answers
11. 11.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) random answer changes (c) adding doodles (d) roll number written
12. 12.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) leaving the hall early (c) reworking key sums (d) random answer changes
13. 13.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
15. 15.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
18. 18.True or false: “roll number written” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) reworking key sums (c) rewriting neat pages (d) checking page 1 only
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) leaving the hall early (c) question numbers right (d) labels on diagrams
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) roll number written (c) leaving the hall early (d) rewriting neat pages
22. 22.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
23. 23.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
26. 26.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) your name and roll no. (b) the hall’s colour (c) your friend’s page (d) the weather
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) leaving the hall early (c) units in each answer (d) checking page 1 only
28. 28.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
29. 29.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 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
31. 31.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
32. 32.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part
33. 33.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
35. 35.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) checking page 1 only (c) question numbers right (d) staring at the ceiling
36. 36.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) staring at the ceiling (c) leaving the hall early (d) all parts answered
39. 39.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) random answer changes (c) checking page 1 only (d) spelling of key terms

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