Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 775 · 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: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave one reason when it asked for two. (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
3. 3.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
4. 4.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) check your answers (b) leave the hall (c) sit and wait (d) chat with others
7. 7.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) reworking key sums (c) leaving the hall early (d) rewriting neat pages
8. 8.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
9. 9.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
10. 10.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) reworking key sums (c) rewriting neat pages (d) spelling of key terms
11. 11.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave the area as 20, not 20 cm². (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
14. 14.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) reworking key sums (b) labels on diagrams (c) checking page 1 only (d) units in each answer
15. 15.True or false: “roll number written” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) staring at the ceiling (c) adding doodles (d) leaving the hall early
17. 17.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) labels on diagrams (b) question numbers right (c) adding doodles (d) units in each answer
19. 19.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) staring at the ceiling (c) labels on diagrams (d) checking page 1 only
20. 20.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) rewriting neat pages (c) staring at the ceiling (d) spelling of key terms
21. 21.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) checking page 1 only (c) rewriting neat pages (d) roll number written
22. 22.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) yes, change all (b) no, only with a reason (c) always change twice (d) yes, at random
23. 23.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) units in each answer (c) roll number written (d) reworking key sums
25. 25.True or false: “question numbers right” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “adding doodles” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
29. 29.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) guess again (b) skip it (c) do it the same way (d) add the answer back
31. 31.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) question numbers right (b) rewriting neat pages (c) adding doodles (d) staring at the ceiling
32. 32.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
33. 33.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
34. 34.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “all parts answered” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) labels on diagrams (c) question numbers right (d) units in each answer
38. 38.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) random answer changes (c) staring at the ceiling (d) all parts answered
39. 39.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
40. 40.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True

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