Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 629 · 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 of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) question numbers right (b) labels on diagrams (c) units in each answer (d) random answer changes
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) units in each answer (c) adding doodles (d) leaving the hall early
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) reworking key sums (c) leaving the hall early (d) all parts answered
4. 4.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
5. 5.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) spelling of key terms (c) all parts answered (d) units in each answer
6. 6.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
7. 7.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) roll number written (c) staring at the ceiling (d) random answer changes
9. 9.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
10. 10.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) rewriting neat pages (c) all parts answered (d) labels on diagrams
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.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) checking page 1 only (c) spelling of key terms (d) adding doodles
14. 14.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) roll number written (c) adding doodles (d) leaving the hall early
18. 18.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) the hall’s colour (b) your friend’s page (c) your name and roll no. (d) the weather
19. 19.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
20. 20.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
22. 22.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave the area as 20, not 20 cm². (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
24. 24.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
25. 25.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 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 missed part (d) a copying slip
27. 27.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) rewriting neat pages (c) staring at the ceiling (d) reworking key sums
29. 29.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) rewriting neat pages (c) all parts answered (d) random answer changes
30. 30.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) sit and wait (b) leave the hall (c) check your answers (d) chat with others
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) adding doodles (c) spelling of key terms (d) reworking key sums
33. 33.✅ 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
34. 34.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
35. 35.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
36. 36.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) all parts answered (c) random answer changes (d) staring at the ceiling
39. 39.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part
40. 40.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True

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