Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 900 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) reworking key sums (c) leaving the hall early (d) rewriting neat pages
2. 2.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
3. 3.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) yes, at random (b) no, only with a reason (c) yes, change all (d) always change twice
5. 5.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) skip it (b) do it the same way (c) guess again (d) add the answer back
6. 6.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
8. 8.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) sit and wait (b) leave the hall (c) chat with others (d) check your answers
9. 9.True or false: “question numbers right” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) labels on diagrams (b) reworking key sums (c) rewriting neat pages (d) all parts answered
12. 12.🔍 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 missed part (d) a missing unit
13. 13.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) question numbers right (b) rewriting neat pages (c) labels on diagrams (d) all parts answered
14. 14.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
15. 15.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave the area as 20, not 20 cm². (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) rewriting neat pages (c) roll number written (d) random answer changes
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) adding doodles (c) roll number written (d) labels on diagrams
18. 18.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
19. 19.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “roll number written” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
22. 22.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
25. 25.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
26. 26.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
27. 27.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) leaving the hall early (c) adding doodles (d) labels on diagrams
29. 29.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) leaving the hall early (c) roll number written (d) spelling of key terms
34. 34.🔍 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
35. 35.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) adding doodles (c) units in each answer (d) reworking key sums
36. 36.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) rewriting neat pages (c) leaving the hall early (d) adding doodles
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) adding doodles (b) spelling of key terms (c) staring at the ceiling (d) random answer changes

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