Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 931 · 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 should you check on the first page? (a) your friend’s page (b) the hall’s colour (c) the weather (d) your name and roll no.
2. 2.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave the area as 20, not 20 cm². (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
3. 3.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) reworking key sums (b) question numbers right (c) roll number written (d) random answer changes
4. 4.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) checking page 1 only (b) question numbers right (c) reworking key sums (d) units in each answer
5. 5.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
6. 6.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
7. 7.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave one reason when it asked for two. (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
8. 8.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) labels on diagrams (b) reworking key sums (c) random answer changes (d) spelling of key terms
10. 10.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) reworking key sums (c) roll number written (d) labels on diagrams
12. 12.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
13. 13.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) question numbers right (b) all parts answered (c) roll number written (d) leaving the hall early
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) random answer changes (c) leaving the hall early (d) checking page 1 only
15. 15.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) adding doodles (b) roll number written (c) all parts answered (d) labels on diagrams
16. 16.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it long? (b) is it neat? (c) is it in pencil? (d) does it make sense?
17. 17.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) question numbers right (c) all parts answered (d) units in each answer
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) staring at the ceiling (c) question numbers right (d) leaving the hall early
20. 20.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
22. 22.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
23. 23.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) chat with others (b) check your answers (c) leave the hall (d) sit and wait
25. 25.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) labels on diagrams (b) units in each answer (c) reworking key sums (d) rewriting neat pages
28. 28.True or false: “units in each answer” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) units in each answer (c) all parts answered (d) question numbers right
32. 32.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
33. 33.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
34. 34.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) random answer changes (c) labels on diagrams (d) staring at the ceiling
35. 35.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
37. 37.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
38. 38.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) adding doodles (c) spelling of key terms (d) random answer changes
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) checking page 1 only (c) staring at the ceiling (d) labels on diagrams

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