Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 255 · 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 copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) all parts answered (c) adding doodles (d) rewriting neat pages
3. 3.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part
6. 6.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) question numbers right (c) random answer changes (d) leaving the hall early
7. 7.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) checking page 1 only (c) reworking key sums (d) random answer changes
8. 8.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
9. 9.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) all parts answered (c) rewriting neat pages (d) leaving the hall early
10. 10.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) check your answers (b) sit and wait (c) chat with others (d) leave the hall
15. 15.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
16. 16.✅ 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
17. 17.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) labels on diagrams (b) question numbers right (c) rewriting neat pages (d) spelling of key terms
19. 19.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part
20. 20.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
22. 22.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) adding doodles (c) roll number written (d) rewriting neat pages
23. 23.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) adding doodles (c) labels on diagrams (d) checking page 1 only
29. 29.True or false: “units in each answer” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
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.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
32. 32.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
33. 33.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
34. 34.✅ 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
35. 35.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) checking page 1 only (b) units in each answer (c) question numbers right (d) all parts answered
36. 36.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
37. 37.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
38. 38.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
39. 39.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
40. 40.True or false: “adding doodles” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True

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