Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 154 · 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 gave one reason when it asked for two. (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
2. 2.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) always change twice (b) yes, at random (c) no, only with a reason (d) yes, change all
3. 3.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
4. 4.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
6. 6.True or false: “random answer changes” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it neat? (b) is it in pencil? (c) does it make sense? (d) is it long?
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) reworking key sums (c) adding doodles (d) all parts answered
9. 9.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) checking page 1 only (c) rewriting neat pages (d) all parts answered
10. 10.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) roll number written (c) reworking key sums (d) rewriting neat pages
12. 12.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
13. 13.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) the hall’s colour (b) the weather (c) your friend’s page (d) your name and roll no.
14. 14.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
15. 15.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) checking page 1 only (c) rewriting neat pages (d) labels on diagrams
17. 17.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) check your answers (c) sit and wait (d) chat with others
20. 20.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) labels on diagrams (b) staring at the ceiling (c) checking page 1 only (d) adding doodles
21. 21.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) units in each answer (c) leaving the hall early (d) adding doodles
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) leaving the hall early (c) rewriting neat pages (d) reworking key sums
23. 23.True or false: “all parts answered” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
26. 26.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
27. 27.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) skip it (b) add the answer back (c) guess again (d) do it the same way
31. 31.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
33. 33.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) units in each answer (c) checking page 1 only (d) labels on diagrams
37. 37.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) question numbers right (b) reworking key sums (c) staring at the ceiling (d) all parts answered
38. 38.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
39. 39.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check

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