Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 205 · 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) random answer changes (b) all parts answered (c) rewriting neat pages (d) leaving the hall early
2. 2.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
4. 4.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) skip it (b) do it the same way (c) add the answer back (d) guess again
6. 6.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
7. 7.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) adding doodles (c) labels on diagrams (d) spelling of key terms
9. 9.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
10. 10.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) labels on diagrams (b) checking page 1 only (c) leaving the hall early (d) staring at the ceiling
11. 11.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) question numbers right (b) all parts answered (c) reworking key sums (d) leaving the hall early
12. 12.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) roll number written (c) checking page 1 only (d) units in each answer
13. 13.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) adding doodles (c) staring at the ceiling (d) all parts answered
14. 14.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
15. 15.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) adding doodles (c) checking page 1 only (d) units in each answer
17. 17.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
18. 18.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) checking page 1 only (c) roll number written (d) rewriting neat pages
19. 19.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) adding doodles (c) checking page 1 only (d) rewriting neat pages
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) question numbers right (c) labels on diagrams (d) units in each answer
22. 22.True or false: “random answer changes” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) random answer changes (c) question numbers right (d) staring at the ceiling
24. 24.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave the area as 20, not 20 cm². (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
25. 25.True or false: “all parts answered” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) reworking key sums (c) rewriting neat pages (d) leaving the hall early
27. 27.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) random answer changes (b) units in each answer (c) labels on diagrams (d) all parts answered
29. 29.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) adding doodles (c) units in each answer (d) random answer changes
32. 32.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
33. 33.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
34. 34.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
36. 36.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) chat with others (c) sit and wait (d) check your answers
37. 37.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) adding doodles (c) checking page 1 only (d) spelling of key terms
38. 38.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) spelling of key terms (b) staring at the ceiling (c) labels on diagrams (d) question numbers right
40. 40.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time

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