Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 919 · 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) staring at the ceiling (b) spelling of key terms (c) all parts answered (d) roll number written
2. 2.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave one reason when it asked for two. (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
3. 3.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) labels on diagrams (b) random answer changes (c) adding doodles (d) checking page 1 only
4. 4.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
5. 5.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
9. 9.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) random answer changes (c) all parts answered (d) checking page 1 only
11. 11.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) checking page 1 only (b) question numbers right (c) labels on diagrams (d) roll number written
13. 13.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
14. 14.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) do it the same way (b) guess again (c) skip it (d) add the answer back
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) leaving the hall early (c) rewriting neat pages (d) question numbers right
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) adding doodles (c) roll number written (d) question numbers right
17. 17.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
19. 19.🔍 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 missing unit (d) a calculation slip
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) roll number written (c) question numbers right (d) rewriting neat pages
21. 21.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
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) staring at the ceiling (c) roll number written (d) adding doodles
23. 23.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) checking page 1 only
24. 24.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “units in each answer” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) labels on diagrams (c) reworking key sums (d) roll number written
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) reworking key sums (c) question numbers right (d) roll number written
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) checking page 1 only (c) leaving the hall early (d) adding doodles
29. 29.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) reworking key sums (b) leaving the hall early (c) question numbers right (d) roll number written
30. 30.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
31. 31.🔍 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 calculation slip (d) a copying slip
32. 32.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
33. 33.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
34. 34.True or false: “question numbers right” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) checking page 1 only (c) adding doodles (d) units in each answer
37. 37.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “question numbers right” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True

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