Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 853 · 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 skipped a question on the back page, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) question numbers right (c) labels on diagrams (d) staring at the ceiling
3. 3.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) question numbers right (c) spelling of key terms (d) all parts answered
5. 5.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) spelling of key terms (b) units in each answer (c) question numbers right (d) leaving the hall early
6. 6.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it long? (b) is it in pencil? (c) is it neat? (d) does it make sense?
7. 7.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “units in each answer” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
10. 10.✅ 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
11. 11.🔍 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
12. 12.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “units in each answer” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “question numbers right” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
16. 16.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) labels on diagrams (b) checking page 1 only (c) roll number written (d) reworking key sums
18. 18.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) sit and wait (b) chat with others (c) leave the hall (d) check your answers
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) leaving the hall early (c) staring at the ceiling (d) reworking key sums
20. 20.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
21. 21.True or false: “adding doodles” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) adding doodles (c) spelling of key terms (d) random answer changes
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) rewriting neat pages (c) roll number written (d) all parts answered
25. 25.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
26. 26.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
29. 29.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
30. 30.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave one reason when it asked for two. (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part
32. 32.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) all parts answered (c) leaving the hall early (d) checking page 1 only
35. 35.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) labels on diagrams (b) question numbers right (c) spelling of key terms (d) staring at the ceiling
37. 37.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
38. 38.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) units in each answer (b) rewriting neat pages (c) checking page 1 only (d) random answer changes
39. 39.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) question numbers right (b) all parts answered (c) labels on diagrams (d) rewriting neat pages
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) spelling of key terms (c) units in each answer (d) leaving the hall early

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