Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 664 · 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.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
2. 2.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
3. 3.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
5. 5.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) labels on diagrams (b) random answer changes (c) checking page 1 only (d) leaving the hall early
7. 7.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) spelling of key terms (c) question numbers right (d) leaving the hall early
8. 8.True or false: “roll number written” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
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.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) guess again (b) add the answer back (c) skip it (d) do it the same way
11. 11.True or false: “units in each answer” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “all parts answered” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) question numbers right (b) rewriting neat pages (c) staring at the ceiling (d) random answer changes
15. 15.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
16. 16.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave one reason when it asked for two. (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
17. 17.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) checking page 1 only (c) question numbers right (d) units in each answer
19. 19.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) labels on diagrams (b) staring at the ceiling (c) roll number written (d) reworking key sums
21. 21.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) reworking key sums (b) checking page 1 only (c) staring at the ceiling (d) adding doodles
23. 23.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) the weather (b) your friend’s page (c) your name and roll no. (d) the hall’s colour
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) leaving the hall early (c) rewriting neat pages (d) all parts answered
25. 25.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) checking page 1 only (b) roll number written (c) spelling of key terms (d) reworking key sums
27. 27.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) leaving the hall early (c) random answer changes (d) adding doodles
29. 29.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) labels on diagrams (b) question numbers right (c) random answer changes (d) units in each answer
30. 30.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) roll number written (c) checking page 1 only (d) leaving the hall early
31. 31.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
32. 32.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) roll number written (c) leaving the hall early (d) labels on diagrams
34. 34.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
36. 36.True or false: “random answer changes” is a poor use of checking time. (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) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave the area as 20, not 20 cm². (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
39. 39.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part
40. 40.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip

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