Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 915 · 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 skipped a question on the back page. (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
2. 2.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) adding doodles (c) question numbers right (d) checking page 1 only
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) adding doodles (c) staring at the ceiling (d) question numbers right
4. 4.True or false: “all parts answered” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
6. 6.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) reworking key sums (c) rewriting neat pages (d) checking page 1 only
8. 8.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) labels on diagrams (c) all parts answered (d) question numbers right
11. 11.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) reworking key sums (c) checking page 1 only (d) roll number written
13. 13.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave one reason when it asked for two. (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
14. 14.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) random answer changes (c) all parts answered (d) checking page 1 only
15. 15.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) random answer changes (c) adding doodles (d) roll number written
17. 17.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
18. 18.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
19. 19.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) checking page 1 only (c) spelling of key terms (d) leaving the hall early
21. 21.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
22. 22.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) labels on diagrams (b) checking page 1 only (c) random answer changes (d) staring at the ceiling
23. 23.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) units in each answer (b) adding doodles (c) rewriting neat pages (d) leaving the hall early
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) question numbers right (c) all parts answered (d) adding doodles
27. 27.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) does it make sense? (b) is it long? (c) is it in pencil? (d) is it neat?
28. 28.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) all parts answered (c) staring at the ceiling (d) leaving the hall early
30. 30.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) chat with others (b) check your answers (c) leave the hall (d) sit and wait
31. 31.True or false: “adding doodles” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) roll number written (b) rewriting neat pages (c) all parts answered (d) reworking key sums
33. 33.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) your friend’s page (b) your name and roll no. (c) the hall’s colour (d) the weather
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) roll number written (c) staring at the ceiling (d) leaving the hall early
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) staring at the ceiling (c) spelling of key terms (d) roll number written
37. 37.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave the area as 20, not 20 cm². (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
39. 39.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check

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