Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 161 · 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 the area as 20, not 20 cm². (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
2. 2.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) do it the same way (b) skip it (c) add the answer back (d) guess again
3. 3.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) roll number written (c) units in each answer (d) rewriting neat pages
4. 4.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) yes, at random (b) yes, change all (c) always change twice (d) no, only with a reason
6. 6.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
7. 7.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) chat with others (b) leave the hall (c) sit and wait (d) check your answers
8. 8.True or false: “question numbers right” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) question numbers right (c) units in each answer (d) leaving the hall early
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) leaving the hall early (c) spelling of key terms (d) staring at the ceiling
11. 11.True or false: “all parts answered” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
13. 13.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
15. 15.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) question numbers right (b) roll number written (c) reworking key sums (d) staring at the ceiling
16. 16.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) roll number written (c) leaving the hall early (d) random answer changes
17. 17.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
18. 18.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) rewriting neat pages (c) checking page 1 only (d) reworking key sums
20. 20.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) labels on diagrams (b) units in each answer (c) roll number written (d) random answer changes
21. 21.🔍 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
22. 22.🔍 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 calculation slip (d) a missed part
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) checking page 1 only (c) staring at the ceiling (d) leaving the hall early
24. 24.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) leaving the hall early (c) staring at the ceiling (d) units in each answer
26. 26.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
27. 27.True or false: “roll number written” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
29. 29.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
31. 31.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it in pencil? (b) does it make sense? (c) is it neat? (d) is it long?
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) labels on diagrams (c) units in each answer (d) spelling of key terms
33. 33.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) random answer changes (c) rewriting neat pages (d) all parts answered
36. 36.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
39. 39.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) staring at the ceiling (c) labels on diagrams (d) rewriting neat pages
40. 40.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False

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