Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 803 · 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.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) question numbers right (b) labels on diagrams (c) adding doodles (d) roll number written
2. 2.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) your name and roll no. (b) your friend’s page (c) the weather (d) the hall’s colour
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) staring at the ceiling (c) question numbers right (d) spelling of key terms
4. 4.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) adding doodles (c) rewriting neat pages (d) roll number written
5. 5.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
6. 6.True or false: “random answer changes” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) no, only with a reason (b) always change twice (c) yes, change all (d) yes, at random
9. 9.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) all parts answered (c) spelling of key terms (d) rewriting neat pages
10. 10.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) roll number written (b) leaving the hall early (c) reworking key sums (d) labels on diagrams
11. 11.🔍 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
12. 12.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
13. 13.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
15. 15.True or false: “question numbers right” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) labels on diagrams (b) units in each answer (c) question numbers right (d) leaving the hall early
17. 17.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
18. 18.True or false: “all parts answered” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
21. 21.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) reworking key sums (c) staring at the ceiling (d) random answer changes
23. 23.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
24. 24.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) leaving the hall early (c) checking page 1 only (d) units in each answer
27. 27.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) spelling of key terms (b) staring at the ceiling (c) all parts answered (d) question numbers right
28. 28.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) all parts answered (c) checking page 1 only (d) reworking key sums
30. 30.🔍 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 missed part (d) a copying slip
31. 31.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
33. 33.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 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
35. 35.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
36. 36.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) question numbers right (c) adding doodles (d) checking page 1 only
38. 38.🔍 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
39. 39.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) rewriting neat pages (c) spelling of key terms (d) all parts answered

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