Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 924 · 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.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it neat? (b) is it in pencil? (c) is it long? (d) does it make sense?
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) spelling of key terms (c) leaving the hall early (d) random answer changes
4. 4.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) reworking key sums (b) question numbers right (c) labels on diagrams (d) checking page 1 only
6. 6.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) random answer changes (c) leaving the hall early (d) question numbers right
8. 8.True or false: “all parts answered” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) staring at the ceiling (c) units in each answer (d) leaving the hall early
10. 10.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) no, only with a reason (b) yes, change all (c) always change twice (d) yes, at random
12. 12.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
13. 13.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) spelling of key terms (c) rewriting neat pages (d) units in each answer
15. 15.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
16. 16.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) checking page 1 only (c) spelling of key terms (d) adding doodles
17. 17.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) the hall’s colour (b) the weather (c) your friend’s page (d) your name and roll no.
18. 18.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
19. 19.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
20. 20.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) staring at the ceiling (c) roll number written (d) checking page 1 only
21. 21.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
22. 22.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) add the answer back (b) guess again (c) do it the same way (d) skip it
23. 23.🔍 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
24. 24.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) reworking key sums (b) question numbers right (c) all parts answered (d) rewriting neat pages
26. 26.🔍 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
27. 27.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) random answer changes (c) staring at the ceiling (d) question numbers right
29. 29.🔍 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
30. 30.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) spelling of key terms (c) roll number written (d) leaving the hall early
32. 32.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
33. 33.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) labels on diagrams (b) all parts answered (c) reworking key sums (d) random answer changes
35. 35.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
36. 36.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
38. 38.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
39. 39.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) units in each answer (c) checking page 1 only (d) leaving the hall early
40. 40.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True

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