Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 680 · 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.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) add the answer back (b) skip it (c) do it the same way (d) guess again
2. 2.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
3. 3.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
4. 4.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
5. 5.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
6. 6.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
7. 7.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) reworking key sums (c) random answer changes (d) question numbers right
9. 9.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
10. 10.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) adding doodles (c) question numbers right (d) leaving the hall early
11. 11.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
12. 12.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) units in each answer (c) labels on diagrams (d) checking page 1 only
13. 13.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) question numbers right (c) staring at the ceiling (d) spelling of key terms
16. 16.True or false: “roll number written” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) spelling of key terms (c) all parts answered (d) reworking key sums
18. 18.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) labels on diagrams (c) spelling of key terms (d) rewriting neat pages
20. 20.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
21. 21.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) sit and wait (c) chat with others (d) check your answers
23. 23.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) your name and roll no. (b) the weather (c) your friend’s page (d) the hall’s colour
24. 24.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) random answer changes (c) staring at the ceiling (d) checking page 1 only
27. 27.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) staring at the ceiling (c) adding doodles (d) reworking key sums
28. 28.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “question numbers right” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) checking page 1 only (c) all parts answered (d) spelling of key terms
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) adding doodles (c) reworking key sums (d) units in each answer
34. 34.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) roll number written (c) all parts answered (d) adding doodles
35. 35.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
36. 36.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) rewriting neat pages (c) units in each answer (d) checking page 1 only
37. 37.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) roll number written (b) reworking key sums (c) all parts answered (d) staring at the ceiling
38. 38.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check

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