Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 782 · 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 wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
2. 2.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) all parts answered (b) adding doodles (c) staring at the ceiling (d) checking page 1 only
3. 3.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) units in each answer (c) question numbers right (d) staring at the ceiling
4. 4.True or false: “all parts answered” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
7. 7.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
8. 8.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it neat? (b) does it make sense? (c) is it long? (d) is it in pencil?
10. 10.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) reworking key sums (b) labels on diagrams (c) spelling of key terms (d) random answer changes
12. 12.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
13. 13.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) the hall’s colour (b) the weather (c) your friend’s page (d) your name and roll no.
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) checking page 1 only (c) random answer changes (d) all parts answered
15. 15.🔍 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 missed part (d) a missing unit
16. 16.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) labels on diagrams (b) staring at the ceiling (c) leaving the hall early (d) adding doodles
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) staring at the ceiling (c) random answer changes (d) question numbers right
18. 18.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
19. 19.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) chat with others (c) check your answers (d) sit and wait
20. 20.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) reworking key sums (c) leaving the hall early (d) units in each answer
21. 21.True or false: “units in each answer” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) checking page 1 only (c) labels on diagrams (d) reworking key sums
23. 23.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “random answer changes” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) reworking key sums (b) all parts answered (c) labels on diagrams (d) adding doodles
28. 28.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “roll number written” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
31. 31.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
32. 32.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
34. 34.True or false: “adding doodles” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) roll number written (c) spelling of key terms (d) checking page 1 only
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) checking page 1 only (c) leaving the hall early (d) reworking key sums

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