Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 758 · 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.True or false: “units in each answer” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) does it make sense? (b) is it long? (c) is it neat? (d) is it in pencil?
3. 3.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
4. 4.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave the area as 20, not 20 cm². (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
5. 5.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) spelling of key terms (b) question numbers right (c) units in each answer (d) adding doodles
6. 6.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave one reason when it asked for two. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) random answer changes (c) spelling of key terms (d) rewriting neat pages
8. 8.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) spelling of key terms (b) reworking key sums (c) units in each answer (d) leaving the hall early
9. 9.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
10. 10.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) check your answers (b) sit and wait (c) leave the hall (d) chat with others
11. 11.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) all parts answered (c) units in each answer (d) spelling of key terms
13. 13.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) all parts answered (c) leaving the hall early (d) rewriting neat pages
15. 15.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) units in each answer (b) staring at the ceiling (c) leaving the hall early (d) rewriting neat pages
16. 16.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
17. 17.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
20. 20.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
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.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
23. 23.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) always change twice (b) yes, at random (c) yes, change all (d) no, only with a reason
24. 24.True or false: “roll number written” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) random answer changes (c) spelling of key terms (d) adding doodles
26. 26.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
27. 27.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
28. 28.True or false: “question numbers right” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
30. 30.True or false: “units in each answer” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) units in each answer (c) checking page 1 only (d) rewriting neat pages
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) question numbers right (c) units in each answer (d) all parts answered
33. 33.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
34. 34.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) checking page 1 only (b) question numbers right (c) all parts answered (d) labels on diagrams
35. 35.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
36. 36.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
39. 39.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) labels on diagrams (b) spelling of key terms (c) roll number written (d) staring at the ceiling

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