Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 901 · 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) roll number written (b) units in each answer (c) random answer changes (d) spelling of key terms
2. 2.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
3. 3.🔍 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
4. 4.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
5. 5.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) sit and wait (b) chat with others (c) check your answers (d) leave the hall
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) rewriting neat pages (c) question numbers right (d) reworking key sums
7. 7.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) random answer changes (c) checking page 1 only (d) all parts answered
9. 9.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
10. 10.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
11. 11.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) checking page 1 only (c) adding doodles (d) units in each answer
12. 12.True or false: “roll number written” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) roll number written (c) question numbers right (d) units in each answer
14. 14.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
15. 15.True or false: “random answer changes” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
17. 17.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) labels on diagrams (c) question numbers right (d) staring at the ceiling
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) rewriting neat pages (c) staring at the ceiling (d) reworking key sums
20. 20.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
21. 21.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
22. 22.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) all parts answered (c) adding doodles (d) staring at the ceiling
24. 24.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
25. 25.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
28. 28.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
32. 32.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) question numbers right (c) adding doodles (d) random answer changes
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) staring at the ceiling (c) random answer changes (d) units in each answer
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) roll number written (c) leaving the hall early (d) labels on diagrams
35. 35.True or false: “question numbers right” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
37. 37.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
38. 38.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) guess again (b) do it the same way (c) add the answer back (d) skip it
39. 39.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
40. 40.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False

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