Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 867 · 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 smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) spelling of key terms (c) leaving the hall early (d) staring at the ceiling
2. 2.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
3. 3.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
5. 5.✅ 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
6. 6.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) reworking key sums (c) checking page 1 only (d) all parts answered
8. 8.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) question numbers right (b) leaving the hall early (c) all parts answered (d) labels on diagrams
10. 10.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
11. 11.True or false: “question numbers right” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
14. 14.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
15. 15.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
16. 16.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
17. 17.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) staring at the ceiling (c) rewriting neat pages (d) labels on diagrams
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) all parts answered (c) roll number written (d) rewriting neat pages
20. 20.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “units in each answer” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) question numbers right (b) roll number written (c) all parts answered (d) staring at the ceiling
23. 23.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) staring at the ceiling (c) adding doodles (d) units in each answer
24. 24.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) sit and wait (c) chat with others (d) check your answers
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) adding doodles (c) roll number written (d) units in each answer
26. 26.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
27. 27.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) checking page 1 only (b) all parts answered (c) units in each answer (d) labels on diagrams
28. 28.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
30. 30.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) labels on diagrams (c) leaving the hall early (d) units in each answer
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) rewriting neat pages (c) leaving the hall early (d) spelling of key terms
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) adding doodles (c) checking page 1 only (d) roll number written
34. 34.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
35. 35.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
36. 36.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it long? (b) is it neat? (c) is it in pencil? (d) does it make sense?
37. 37.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
38. 38.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave the area as 20, not 20 cm². (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
39. 39.True or false: “roll number written” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False

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