Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 621 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) random answer changes (c) staring at the ceiling (d) checking page 1 only
2. 2.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
3. 3.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
4. 4.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) question numbers right (c) staring at the ceiling (d) adding doodles
5. 5.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) leaving the hall early (b) units in each answer (c) question numbers right (d) roll number written
6. 6.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
7. 7.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) guess again (b) do it the same way (c) skip it (d) add the answer back
8. 8.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔍 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 calculation slip (d) a missing unit
10. 10.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
11. 11.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) your friend’s page (b) the hall’s colour (c) your name and roll no. (d) the weather
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) random answer changes (c) question numbers right (d) staring at the ceiling
13. 13.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) all parts answered (c) checking page 1 only (d) rewriting neat pages
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) reworking key sums (c) question numbers right (d) spelling of key terms
15. 15.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) all parts answered (c) labels on diagrams (d) random answer changes
17. 17.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
18. 18.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
19. 19.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) spelling of key terms (b) random answer changes (c) staring at the ceiling (d) checking page 1 only
21. 21.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave one reason when it asked for two. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
24. 24.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) labels on diagrams (b) question numbers right (c) reworking key sums (d) random answer changes
25. 25.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) chat with others (c) check your answers (d) sit and wait
26. 26.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 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
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) adding doodles (c) units in each answer (d) leaving the hall early
29. 29.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
30. 30.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) labels on diagrams (b) checking page 1 only (c) rewriting neat pages (d) staring at the ceiling
31. 31.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
32. 32.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) leaving the hall early (c) spelling of key terms (d) reworking key sums
34. 34.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) labels on diagrams (b) rewriting neat pages (c) random answer changes (d) leaving the hall early
36. 36.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) reworking key sums (b) staring at the ceiling (c) question numbers right (d) all parts answered
37. 37.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “adding doodles” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False

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