Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 80 · 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: “checking page 1 only” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) random answer changes (c) question numbers right (d) staring at the ceiling
3. 3.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) sit and wait (b) chat with others (c) check your answers (d) leave the hall
4. 4.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) spelling of key terms (c) leaving the hall early (d) staring at the ceiling
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) units in each answer (c) staring at the ceiling (d) rewriting neat pages
6. 6.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
9. 9.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
10. 10.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
12. 12.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) labels on diagrams (c) reworking key sums (d) roll number written
13. 13.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) reworking key sums (b) staring at the ceiling (c) all parts answered (d) question numbers right
14. 14.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
16. 16.True or false: “question numbers right” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
18. 18.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it neat? (b) is it in pencil? (c) does it make sense? (d) is it long?
19. 19.🔍 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 missed part (d) a calculation slip
20. 20.True or false: “units in each answer” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “adding doodles” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
23. 23.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) add the answer back (b) skip it (c) guess again (d) do it the same way
25. 25.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
27. 27.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
29. 29.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
31. 31.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) spelling of key terms (c) adding doodles (d) reworking key sums
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) spelling of key terms (c) units in each answer (d) checking page 1 only
34. 34.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) random answer changes (c) reworking key sums (d) checking page 1 only
36. 36.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) labels on diagrams (b) random answer changes (c) staring at the ceiling (d) leaving the hall early
37. 37.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
38. 38.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) roll number written (c) random answer changes (d) rewriting neat pages
39. 39.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip

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