Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 260 · 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 calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
2. 2.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) labels on diagrams (c) staring at the ceiling (d) leaving the hall early
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) spelling of key terms (c) labels on diagrams (d) leaving the hall early
4. 4.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
5. 5.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) roll number written (b) reworking key sums (c) random answer changes (d) all parts answered
7. 7.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) guess again (b) skip it (c) add the answer back (d) do it the same way
9. 9.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
10. 10.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) chat with others (c) sit and wait (d) check your answers
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) checking page 1 only (c) reworking key sums (d) rewriting neat pages
12. 12.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
15. 15.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) rewriting neat pages (c) reworking key sums (d) question numbers right
17. 17.True or false: “units in each answer” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
19. 19.True or false: “random answer changes” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) all parts answered (c) question numbers right (d) random answer changes
22. 22.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) yes, change all (b) always change twice (c) yes, at random (d) no, only with a reason
24. 24.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
25. 25.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
26. 26.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
27. 27.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) labels on diagrams (b) staring at the ceiling (c) spelling of key terms (d) all parts answered
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) spelling of key terms (c) leaving the hall early (d) rewriting neat pages
30. 30.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
31. 31.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) labels on diagrams (b) spelling of key terms (c) question numbers right (d) checking page 1 only
32. 32.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
34. 34.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) adding doodles (b) roll number written (c) reworking key sums (d) question numbers right
36. 36.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
37. 37.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part
38. 38.True or false: “adding doodles” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) staring at the ceiling (c) checking page 1 only (d) reworking key sums
40. 40.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) does it make sense? (b) is it neat? (c) is it in pencil? (d) is it long?

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