Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 892 · 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 the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) all parts answered (c) reworking key sums (d) staring at the ceiling
7. 7.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) leaving the hall early (c) labels on diagrams (d) reworking key sums
12. 12.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
13. 13.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
15. 15.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
16. 16.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
18. 18.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) yes, at random (b) always change twice (c) no, only with a reason (d) yes, change all
19. 19.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
20. 20.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
21. 21.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
22. 22.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) question numbers right (c) spelling of key terms (d) checking page 1 only
23. 23.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it neat? (b) is it long? (c) is it in pencil? (d) does it make sense?
24. 24.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) staring at the ceiling (c) spelling of key terms (d) rewriting neat pages
25. 25.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
27. 27.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “all parts answered” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) units in each answer (c) staring at the ceiling (d) random answer changes
30. 30.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
31. 31.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) the weather (b) the hall’s colour (c) your name and roll no. (d) your friend’s page
33. 33.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
34. 34.True or false: “all parts answered” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
36. 36.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) spelling of key terms (b) adding doodles (c) all parts answered (d) reworking key sums
37. 37.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) all parts answered (b) checking page 1 only (c) adding doodles (d) staring at the ceiling
38. 38.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
39. 39.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) question numbers right (c) adding doodles (d) checking page 1 only
40. 40.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check

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