Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 298 · 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 of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) labels on diagrams (c) spelling of key terms (d) rewriting neat pages
2. 2.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
3. 3.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) rewriting neat pages (c) leaving the hall early (d) labels on diagrams
5. 5.True or false: “units in each answer” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
8. 8.True or false: “units in each answer” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) adding doodles (c) reworking key sums (d) staring at the ceiling
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) leaving the hall early (c) units in each answer (d) reworking key sums
11. 11.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it in pencil? (b) is it neat? (c) is it long? (d) does it make sense?
12. 12.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
13. 13.🔍 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
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) rewriting neat pages (c) leaving the hall early (d) units in each answer
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) spelling of key terms (c) reworking key sums (d) roll number written
16. 16.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
17. 17.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) adding doodles (c) roll number written (d) rewriting neat pages
18. 18.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
19. 19.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) units in each answer (c) random answer changes (d) spelling of key terms
20. 20.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave the area as 20, not 20 cm². (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
21. 21.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) roll number written (c) labels on diagrams (d) reworking key sums
23. 23.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
24. 24.True or false: “question numbers right” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) your name and roll no. (b) the hall’s colour (c) your friend’s page (d) the weather
26. 26.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
27. 27.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) check your answers (b) chat with others (c) leave the hall (d) sit and wait
30. 30.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
31. 31.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) roll number written (c) all parts answered (d) staring at the ceiling
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) units in each answer (c) roll number written (d) spelling of key terms
33. 33.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) checking page 1 only (c) roll number written (d) labels on diagrams
34. 34.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
35. 35.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) leaving the hall early (c) spelling of key terms (d) adding doodles
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) all parts answered (c) leaving the hall early (d) rewriting neat pages
38. 38.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) checking page 1 only (c) adding doodles (d) labels on diagrams
39. 39.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True

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