Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 119 · 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: “all parts answered” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) random answer changes (c) leaving the hall early (d) rewriting neat pages
3. 3.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
4. 4.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) reworking key sums (c) random answer changes (d) checking page 1 only
5. 5.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
7. 7.True or false: “adding doodles” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) reworking key sums (b) random answer changes (c) all parts answered (d) spelling of key terms
11. 11.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
13. 13.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
15. 15.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) chat with others (b) check your answers (c) sit and wait (d) leave the hall
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) question numbers right (c) rewriting neat pages (d) reworking key sums
18. 18.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
19. 19.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
20. 20.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) labels on diagrams (c) adding doodles (d) leaving the hall early
24. 24.True or false: “adding doodles” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “roll number written” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) guess again (b) add the answer back (c) do it the same way (d) skip it
27. 27.✅ 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
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) labels on diagrams (b) staring at the ceiling (c) roll number written (d) reworking key sums
29. 29.🔍 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
30. 30.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
31. 31.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
32. 32.True or false: “question numbers right” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 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 copying slip (d) a calculation slip
34. 34.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) roll number written (c) units in each answer (d) checking page 1 only
36. 36.True or false: “units in each answer” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) roll number written (c) rewriting neat pages (d) staring at the ceiling
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) leaving the hall early (c) question numbers right (d) units in each answer
39. 39.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) labels on diagrams (b) all parts answered (c) roll number written (d) rewriting neat pages
40. 40.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True

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