Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 62 · 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 smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) roll number written (b) random answer changes (c) rewriting neat pages (d) leaving the hall early
3. 3.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) reworking key sums (c) staring at the ceiling (d) all parts answered
4. 4.True or false: “roll number written” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) spelling of key terms (b) labels on diagrams (c) question numbers right (d) random answer changes
6. 6.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) leaving the hall early (c) staring at the ceiling (d) all parts answered
7. 7.True or false: “question numbers right” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) adding doodles (b) spelling of key terms (c) all parts answered (d) units in each answer
9. 9.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
11. 11.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
13. 13.🔍 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
14. 14.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
15. 15.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
16. 16.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) all parts answered (c) reworking key sums (d) spelling of key terms
19. 19.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) chat with others (b) leave the hall (c) check your answers (d) sit and wait
20. 20.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) skip it (b) do it the same way (c) guess again (d) add the answer back
21. 21.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
22. 22.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
23. 23.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) question numbers right (c) reworking key sums (d) all parts answered
25. 25.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
26. 26.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
28. 28.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) question numbers right (b) leaving the hall early (c) random answer changes (d) adding doodles
29. 29.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) leaving the hall early (c) rewriting neat pages (d) roll number written
31. 31.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it neat? (b) does it make sense? (c) is it long? (d) is it in pencil?
33. 33.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
36. 36.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
38. 38.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) units in each answer (c) adding doodles (d) rewriting neat pages
40. 40.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False

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