Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 120 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) reworking key sums (c) all parts answered (d) roll number written
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) random answer changes (c) labels on diagrams (d) reworking key sums
3. 3.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
4. 4.True or false: “roll number written” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) adding doodles (c) random answer changes (d) reworking key sums
6. 6.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) spelling of key terms (b) roll number written (c) all parts answered (d) leaving the hall early
7. 7.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
8. 8.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) skip it (b) guess again (c) add the answer back (d) do it the same way
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) leaving the hall early (c) roll number written (d) checking page 1 only
10. 10.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) checking page 1 only (c) rewriting neat pages (d) spelling of key terms
11. 11.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
12. 12.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
13. 13.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
14. 14.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
15. 15.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) check your answers (b) leave the hall (c) sit and wait (d) chat with others
16. 16.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) the hall’s colour (b) the weather (c) your name and roll no. (d) your friend’s page
17. 17.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) checking page 1 only (c) staring at the ceiling (d) question numbers right
19. 19.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
20. 20.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
21. 21.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
22. 22.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave one reason when it asked for two. (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
23. 23.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave the area as 20, not 20 cm². (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
24. 24.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
25. 25.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) random answer changes (c) all parts answered (d) rewriting neat pages
26. 26.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) labels on diagrams (b) all parts answered (c) rewriting neat pages (d) reworking key sums
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) random answer changes (c) spelling of key terms (d) checking page 1 only
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) labels on diagrams (c) adding doodles (d) random answer changes
30. 30.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) roll number written (c) checking page 1 only (d) spelling of key terms
32. 32.True or false: “random answer changes” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) labels on diagrams (b) question numbers right (c) adding doodles (d) roll number written
34. 34.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) spelling of key terms (c) units in each answer (d) question numbers right
36. 36.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “adding doodles” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True

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