Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 935 · 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 of these is a smart thing to check? (a) reworking key sums (b) random answer changes (c) rewriting neat pages (d) leaving the hall early
2. 2.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave one reason when it asked for two. (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
3. 3.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) guess again (b) do it the same way (c) add the answer back (d) skip it
4. 4.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
5. 5.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it in pencil? (b) is it long? (c) is it neat? (d) does it make sense?
6. 6.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) sit and wait (b) chat with others (c) leave the hall (d) check your answers
8. 8.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) reworking key sums (b) leaving the hall early (c) roll number written (d) spelling of key terms
10. 10.🔍 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
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) labels on diagrams (b) question numbers right (c) units in each answer (d) random answer changes
12. 12.True or false: “question numbers right” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) leaving the hall early (c) random answer changes (d) roll number written
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) staring at the ceiling (c) units in each answer (d) adding doodles
15. 15.True or false: “all parts answered” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
18. 18.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
20. 20.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
21. 21.🔍 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
22. 22.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
23. 23.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) labels on diagrams (b) rewriting neat pages (c) roll number written (d) units in each answer
25. 25.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
26. 26.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
28. 28.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) staring at the ceiling (c) all parts answered (d) checking page 1 only
29. 29.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
30. 30.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave the area as 20, not 20 cm². (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) labels on diagrams (c) rewriting neat pages (d) leaving the hall early
32. 32.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
33. 33.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) adding doodles (c) checking page 1 only (d) reworking key sums
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) spelling of key terms (c) units in each answer (d) staring at the ceiling
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 poor use of checking time? (a) question numbers right (b) reworking key sums (c) all parts answered (d) rewriting neat pages
40. 40.🔍 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

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