Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 802 · 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: “spelling of key terms” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔍 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
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) leaving the hall early (c) rewriting neat pages (d) all parts answered
5. 5.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
6. 6.True or false: “question numbers right” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “all parts answered” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
10. 10.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) reworking key sums (c) all parts answered (d) staring at the ceiling
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) leaving the hall early (c) spelling of key terms (d) staring at the ceiling
13. 13.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) your friend’s page (b) your name and roll no. (c) the weather (d) the hall’s colour
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) reworking key sums (c) spelling of key terms (d) adding doodles
17. 17.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) sit and wait (b) chat with others (c) check your answers (d) leave the hall
18. 18.✅ 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
19. 19.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
20. 20.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part
21. 21.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) reworking key sums (b) checking page 1 only (c) random answer changes (d) leaving the hall early
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) labels on diagrams (c) leaving the hall early (d) rewriting neat pages
23. 23.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “roll number written” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
27. 27.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) leaving the hall early (c) units in each answer (d) all parts answered
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) roll number written (c) question numbers right (d) checking page 1 only
31. 31.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
33. 33.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) leaving the hall early (c) units in each answer (d) random answer changes
35. 35.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) yes, at random (b) no, only with a reason (c) yes, change all (d) always change twice
36. 36.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) leaving the hall early (c) staring at the ceiling (d) checking page 1 only
38. 38.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
39. 39.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) spelling of key terms (c) adding doodles (d) rewriting neat pages
40. 40.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip

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