Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 104 · 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 kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
2. 2.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) adding doodles (b) roll number written (c) labels on diagrams (d) units in each answer
4. 4.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) all parts answered (c) checking page 1 only (d) leaving the hall early
5. 5.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
6. 6.True or false: “adding doodles” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) no, only with a reason (b) yes, at random (c) always change twice (d) yes, change all
8. 8.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
10. 10.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) random answer changes (b) question numbers right (c) units in each answer (d) all parts answered
12. 12.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
14. 14.True or false: “random answer changes” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “question numbers right” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (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.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) your name and roll no. (b) the hall’s colour (c) the weather (d) your friend’s page
20. 20.True or false: “units in each answer” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “units in each answer” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
24. 24.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) labels on diagrams (c) all parts answered (d) staring at the ceiling
27. 27.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
28. 28.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
29. 29.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
30. 30.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) roll number written (b) reworking key sums (c) labels on diagrams (d) rewriting neat pages
31. 31.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 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
33. 33.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) random answer changes (c) staring at the ceiling (d) question numbers right
35. 35.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) rewriting neat pages (c) staring at the ceiling (d) labels on diagrams
36. 36.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) check your answers (b) chat with others (c) leave the hall (d) sit and wait
38. 38.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave one reason when it asked for two. (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
39. 39.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
40. 40.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it in pencil? (b) is it neat? (c) is it long? (d) does it make sense?

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