Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 69 · 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) random answer changes (b) reworking key sums (c) roll number written (d) all parts answered
2. 2.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
3. 3.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
4. 4.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) units in each answer (b) checking page 1 only (c) random answer changes (d) staring at the ceiling
5. 5.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
9. 9.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
10. 10.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) add the answer back (b) do it the same way (c) guess again (d) skip it
11. 11.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
14. 14.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) reworking key sums (c) roll number written (d) all parts answered
15. 15.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) reworking key sums (c) checking page 1 only (d) staring at the ceiling
16. 16.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave the area as 20, not 20 cm². (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
18. 18.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) leaving the hall early (b) units in each answer (c) roll number written (d) question numbers right
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) labels on diagrams (b) all parts answered (c) roll number written (d) checking page 1 only
20. 20.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) labels on diagrams (c) question numbers right (d) rewriting neat pages
22. 22.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) checking page 1 only (b) labels on diagrams (c) question numbers right (d) roll number written
23. 23.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) chat with others (b) sit and wait (c) check your answers (d) leave the hall
24. 24.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part
25. 25.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) all parts answered (b) random answer changes (c) leaving the hall early (d) checking page 1 only
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) checking page 1 only (c) random answer changes (d) spelling of key terms
28. 28.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) yes, change all (b) always change twice (c) yes, at random (d) no, only with a reason
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) roll number written (c) adding doodles (d) all parts answered
30. 30.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) rewriting neat pages (c) random answer changes (d) leaving the hall early
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) labels on diagrams (b) staring at the ceiling (c) reworking key sums (d) question numbers right
33. 33.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave one reason when it asked for two. (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
34. 34.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
36. 36.True or false: “all parts answered” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
39. 39.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
40. 40.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check

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