Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 920 · 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) all parts answered (b) reworking key sums (c) adding doodles (d) spelling of key terms
2. 2.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) the hall’s colour (b) your name and roll no. (c) your friend’s page (d) the weather
3. 3.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) question numbers right (c) labels on diagrams (d) all parts answered
4. 4.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) roll number written (b) labels on diagrams (c) units in each answer (d) leaving the hall early
5. 5.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) checking page 1 only (c) reworking key sums (d) units in each answer
7. 7.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) units in each answer (c) question numbers right (d) labels on diagrams
11. 11.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
12. 12.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
13. 13.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) skip it (b) guess again (c) do it the same way (d) add the answer back
14. 14.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) check your answers (b) sit and wait (c) leave the hall (d) chat with others
15. 15.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) question numbers right (b) all parts answered (c) adding doodles (d) units in each answer
16. 16.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
17. 17.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
18. 18.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
19. 19.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
21. 21.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) labels on diagrams (c) staring at the ceiling (d) adding doodles
23. 23.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) does it make sense? (b) is it in pencil? (c) is it neat? (d) is it long?
24. 24.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) staring at the ceiling (c) units in each answer (d) checking page 1 only
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) staring at the ceiling (c) question numbers right (d) units in each answer
26. 26.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) reworking key sums (c) staring at the ceiling (d) random answer changes
27. 27.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “roll number written” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) staring at the ceiling (c) checking page 1 only (d) roll number written
31. 31.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
32. 32.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
34. 34.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) random answer changes (c) staring at the ceiling (d) spelling of key terms
36. 36.🔍 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
37. 37.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
38. 38.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) rewriting neat pages (c) all parts answered (d) checking page 1 only

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