Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 876 · 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.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
2. 2.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
5. 5.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 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
7. 7.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) all parts answered (c) adding doodles (d) roll number written
10. 10.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) chat with others (b) leave the hall (c) check your answers (d) sit and wait
11. 11.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
13. 13.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) labels on diagrams (c) roll number written (d) spelling of key terms
16. 16.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
17. 17.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) checking page 1 only (c) rewriting neat pages (d) units in each answer
18. 18.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) roll number written (b) units in each answer (c) leaving the hall early (d) question numbers right
20. 20.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave one reason when it asked for two. (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
21. 21.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) rewriting neat pages (c) all parts answered (d) spelling of key terms
24. 24.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
25. 25.🔍 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
26. 26.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
28. 28.True or false: “random answer changes” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) rewriting neat pages (c) spelling of key terms (d) adding doodles
30. 30.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
31. 31.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave the area as 20, not 20 cm². (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
32. 32.✅ 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
33. 33.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
35. 35.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) all parts answered (b) random answer changes (c) checking page 1 only (d) rewriting neat pages
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) staring at the ceiling (c) rewriting neat pages (d) question numbers right
37. 37.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) labels on diagrams (c) rewriting neat pages (d) staring at the ceiling

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