Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 307 · 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) checking page 1 only (b) all parts answered (c) leaving the hall early (d) staring at the ceiling
2. 2.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) the weather (b) the hall’s colour (c) your name and roll no. (d) your friend’s page
4. 4.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) labels on diagrams (c) spelling of key terms (d) question numbers right
5. 5.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave one reason when it asked for two. (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
6. 6.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) sit and wait (b) chat with others (c) check your answers (d) leave the hall
10. 10.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) labels on diagrams (b) all parts answered (c) adding doodles (d) question numbers right
13. 13.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
14. 14.True or false: “roll number written” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
17. 17.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
18. 18.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) staring at the ceiling (c) labels on diagrams (d) random answer changes
19. 19.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) checking page 1 only (c) all parts answered (d) staring at the ceiling
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) question numbers right (c) labels on diagrams (d) roll number written
21. 21.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
22. 22.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
23. 23.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
25. 25.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
26. 26.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
28. 28.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) roll number written (b) random answer changes (c) spelling of key terms (d) units in each answer
29. 29.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) checking page 1 only (c) spelling of key terms (d) question numbers right
31. 31.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
34. 34.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) no, only with a reason (b) yes, change all (c) yes, at random (d) always change twice
35. 35.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
36. 36.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave the area as 20, not 20 cm². (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part
37. 37.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
38. 38.True or false: “all parts answered” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
40. 40.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip

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