Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 944 · 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.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) all parts answered (c) adding doodles (d) units in each answer
3. 3.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) guess again (b) skip it (c) add the answer back (d) do it the same way
4. 4.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it neat? (b) does it make sense? (c) is it long? (d) is it in pencil?
5. 5.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
6. 6.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
7. 7.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
8. 8.True or false: “units in each answer” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave one reason when it asked for two. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
10. 10.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
11. 11.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) roll number written (b) labels on diagrams (c) rewriting neat pages (d) units in each answer
12. 12.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) the hall’s colour (b) your friend’s page (c) the weather (d) your name and roll no.
14. 14.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
15. 15.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) random answer changes (c) adding doodles (d) all parts answered
16. 16.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
17. 17.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
18. 18.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) rewriting neat pages (c) labels on diagrams (d) adding doodles
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) spelling of key terms (c) staring at the ceiling (d) units in each answer
20. 20.True or false: “roll number written” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) reworking key sums (c) question numbers right (d) random answer changes
23. 23.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “all parts answered” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) question numbers right (c) checking page 1 only (d) rewriting neat pages
26. 26.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part
27. 27.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
29. 29.True or false: “adding doodles” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) reworking key sums (b) adding doodles (c) leaving the hall early (d) rewriting neat pages
31. 31.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) adding doodles (b) all parts answered (c) units in each answer (d) labels on diagrams
33. 33.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) check your answers (b) chat with others (c) leave the hall (d) sit and wait
34. 34.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) rewriting neat pages (c) checking page 1 only (d) roll number written
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) spelling of key terms (c) rewriting neat pages (d) reworking key sums
38. 38.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) staring at the ceiling (c) labels on diagrams (d) adding doodles
40. 40.🔍 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 copying slip (d) a missing unit

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