Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 387 · 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) rewriting neat pages (b) checking page 1 only (c) adding doodles (d) all parts answered
2. 2.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) reworking key sums (b) labels on diagrams (c) spelling of key terms (d) staring at the ceiling
3. 3.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) all parts answered (b) leaving the hall early (c) checking page 1 only (d) adding doodles
4. 4.True or false: “units in each answer” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
6. 6.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) random answer changes (c) checking page 1 only (d) rewriting neat pages
8. 8.🔍 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
9. 9.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) the weather (b) your friend’s page (c) the hall’s colour (d) your name and roll no.
10. 10.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
11. 11.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) rewriting neat pages (c) roll number written (d) leaving the hall early
12. 12.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part
13. 13.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) question numbers right (c) leaving the hall early (d) checking page 1 only
15. 15.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
18. 18.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
20. 20.True or false: “roll number written” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) spelling of key terms (c) random answer changes (d) roll number written
23. 23.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) adding doodles (b) labels on diagrams (c) reworking key sums (d) question numbers right
25. 25.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) random answer changes (c) staring at the ceiling (d) spelling of key terms
28. 28.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part
29. 29.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
30. 30.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
32. 32.True or false: “question numbers right” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 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 missed part (d) a missing unit
34. 34.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) guess again (b) add the answer back (c) skip it (d) do it the same way
36. 36.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) rewriting neat pages (c) all parts answered (d) question numbers right
37. 37.True or false: “random answer changes” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) all parts answered (c) reworking key sums (d) leaving the hall early
40. 40.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check

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