Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 145 · 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: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) spelling of key terms (c) rewriting neat pages (d) staring at the ceiling
3. 3.True or false: “roll number written” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔍 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
6. 6.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: “units in each answer” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) labels on diagrams (b) roll number written (c) units in each answer (d) checking page 1 only
9. 9.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
10. 10.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
11. 11.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) your friend’s page (b) the hall’s colour (c) the weather (d) your name and roll no.
12. 12.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
13. 13.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) no, only with a reason (b) always change twice (c) yes, change all (d) yes, at random
14. 14.🔍 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
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) checking page 1 only (c) roll number written (d) adding doodles
16. 16.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
19. 19.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
20. 20.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “roll number written” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
25. 25.True or false: “question numbers right” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) question numbers right (c) random answer changes (d) rewriting neat pages
27. 27.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) reworking key sums (b) roll number written (c) labels on diagrams (d) staring at the ceiling
28. 28.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) chat with others (c) check your answers (d) sit and wait
29. 29.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
31. 31.🔍 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
32. 32.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it neat? (b) is it long? (c) is it in pencil? (d) does it make sense?
33. 33.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
34. 34.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
36. 36.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
39. 39.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “adding doodles” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False

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