Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 759 · 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 missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) reworking key sums (c) spelling of key terms (d) question numbers right
3. 3.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
4. 4.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) reworking key sums (b) units in each answer (c) roll number written (d) leaving the hall early
6. 6.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
7. 7.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
8. 8.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) staring at the ceiling (c) reworking key sums (d) random answer changes
10. 10.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) check your answers (c) sit and wait (d) chat with others
11. 11.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
12. 12.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
15. 15.True or false: “all parts answered” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) rewriting neat pages (c) question numbers right (d) units in each answer
17. 17.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave one reason when it asked for two. (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) staring at the ceiling (c) labels on diagrams (d) question numbers right
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) labels on diagrams (c) question numbers right (d) checking page 1 only
20. 20.✅ 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
21. 21.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) the hall’s colour (b) your friend’s page (c) the weather (d) your name and roll no.
23. 23.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) all parts answered (c) spelling of key terms (d) roll number written
25. 25.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
26. 26.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
27. 27.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) roll number written (c) rewriting neat pages (d) spelling of key terms
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) staring at the ceiling (c) leaving the hall early (d) units in each answer
31. 31.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
32. 32.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) rewriting neat pages (c) labels on diagrams (d) staring at the ceiling
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) random answer changes (c) adding doodles (d) roll number written
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) rewriting neat pages (c) spelling of key terms (d) staring at the ceiling
35. 35.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) rewriting neat pages (c) staring at the ceiling (d) roll number written
37. 37.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) spelling of key terms (b) checking page 1 only (c) reworking key sums (d) all parts answered
38. 38.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) labels on diagrams (b) units in each answer (c) roll number written (d) random answer changes
39. 39.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
40. 40.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip

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