Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 750 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) checking page 1 only (c) roll number written (d) adding doodles
2. 2.True or false: “units in each answer” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔍 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
4. 4.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
5. 5.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) checking page 1 only (c) roll number written (d) random answer changes
7. 7.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
8. 8.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) sit and wait (c) check your answers (d) chat with others
10. 10.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
11. 11.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) all parts answered (b) adding doodles (c) leaving the hall early (d) rewriting neat pages
12. 12.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) rewriting neat pages (c) question numbers right (d) checking page 1 only
14. 14.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) spelling of key terms (c) checking page 1 only (d) leaving the hall early
16. 16.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) labels on diagrams (b) spelling of key terms (c) checking page 1 only (d) roll number written
18. 18.True or false: “random answer changes” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) random answer changes (c) staring at the ceiling (d) spelling of key terms
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) all parts answered (c) rewriting neat pages (d) question numbers right
21. 21.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it in pencil? (b) is it long? (c) is it neat? (d) does it make sense?
22. 22.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
25. 25.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
26. 26.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) labels on diagrams (c) leaving the hall early (d) rewriting neat pages
29. 29.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
31. 31.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
32. 32.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
33. 33.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
34. 34.True or false: “adding doodles” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) all parts answered (c) question numbers right (d) units in each answer
36. 36.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
38. 38.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) the hall’s colour (b) your name and roll no. (c) your friend’s page (d) the weather
40. 40.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave one reason when it asked for two. (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part

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