Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 695 · 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.🔍 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 missing unit (d) a missed part
2. 2.🔍 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 missed part (d) a missing unit
3. 3.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) rewriting neat pages (c) reworking key sums (d) adding doodles
4. 4.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) labels on diagrams (b) checking page 1 only (c) leaving the hall early (d) random answer changes
5. 5.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) spelling of key terms (b) leaving the hall early (c) question numbers right (d) roll number written
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) staring at the ceiling (c) all parts answered (d) labels on diagrams
7. 7.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
9. 9.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it in pencil? (b) is it long? (c) does it make sense? (d) is it neat?
10. 10.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
11. 11.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
12. 12.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) roll number written (c) rewriting neat pages (d) question numbers right
14. 14.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) spelling of key terms (c) units in each answer (d) rewriting neat pages
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) labels on diagrams (c) roll number written (d) adding doodles
16. 16.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
17. 17.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) your name and roll no. (b) the hall’s colour (c) your friend’s page (d) the weather
18. 18.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) chat with others (b) leave the hall (c) sit and wait (d) check your answers
19. 19.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “question numbers right” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) random answer changes (c) units in each answer (d) leaving the hall early
23. 23.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) leaving the hall early (c) roll number written (d) random answer changes
24. 24.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) roll number written (b) spelling of key terms (c) labels on diagrams (d) adding doodles
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) labels on diagrams (b) leaving the hall early (c) staring at the ceiling (d) rewriting neat pages
27. 27.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
28. 28.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) random answer changes (c) units in each answer (d) question numbers right
30. 30.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) rewriting neat pages (c) units in each answer (d) staring at the ceiling
34. 34.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
35. 35.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “adding doodles” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) do it the same way (b) add the answer back (c) skip it (d) guess again
38. 38.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
39. 39.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
40. 40.True or false: “adding doodles” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False

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