Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 862 · 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 gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) does it make sense? (b) is it long? (c) is it neat? (d) is it in pencil?
4. 4.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) question numbers right (b) units in each answer (c) spelling of key terms (d) leaving the hall early
5. 5.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
6. 6.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) rewriting neat pages (c) all parts answered (d) checking page 1 only
7. 7.🔍 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
8. 8.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
9. 9.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
10. 10.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
12. 12.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part
14. 14.🔍 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 copying slip (d) a missing unit
15. 15.True or false: “units in each answer” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) units in each answer (c) all parts answered (d) reworking key sums
17. 17.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) spelling of key terms (c) random answer changes (d) rewriting neat pages
19. 19.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
20. 20.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
21. 21.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
22. 22.True or false: “units in each answer” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
24. 24.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
25. 25.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) random answer changes (b) all parts answered (c) spelling of key terms (d) units in each answer
26. 26.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) random answer changes (c) checking page 1 only (d) units in each answer
28. 28.True or false: “roll number written” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.✅ 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
30. 30.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part
31. 31.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) your friend’s page (b) the hall’s colour (c) your name and roll no. (d) the weather
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) random answer changes (c) roll number written (d) rewriting neat pages
33. 33.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) adding doodles (c) leaving the hall early (d) random answer changes
38. 38.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) chat with others (c) check your answers (d) sit and wait
39. 39.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) adding doodles (c) leaving the hall early (d) roll number written
40. 40.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) roll number written (c) question numbers right (d) labels on diagrams

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