Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 468 · 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 read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
2. 2.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
3. 3.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
6. 6.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) sit and wait (b) chat with others (c) check your answers (d) leave the hall
7. 7.🔍 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
8. 8.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) your name and roll no. (b) your friend’s page (c) the hall’s colour (d) the weather
9. 9.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) rewriting neat pages (c) question numbers right (d) random answer changes
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) units in each answer (b) adding doodles (c) rewriting neat pages (d) leaving the hall early
13. 13.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
14. 14.🔍 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
15. 15.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) leaving the hall early (b) question numbers right (c) units in each answer (d) labels on diagrams
16. 16.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) reworking key sums (c) question numbers right (d) random answer changes
18. 18.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) roll number written (c) rewriting neat pages (d) checking page 1 only
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) staring at the ceiling (c) leaving the hall early (d) rewriting neat pages
20. 20.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) leaving the hall early (c) reworking key sums (d) rewriting neat pages
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) reworking key sums (c) all parts answered (d) rewriting neat pages
22. 22.True or false: “question numbers right” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, 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 copying slip. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave the area as 20, not 20 cm². (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
27. 27.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “all parts answered” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
30. 30.True or false: “roll number written” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.✅ 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
34. 34.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) adding doodles (c) staring at the ceiling (d) spelling of key terms
36. 36.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
37. 37.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it long? (b) is it neat? (c) is it in pencil? (d) does it make sense?
38. 38.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) rewriting neat pages (c) adding doodles (d) all parts answered
39. 39.🔍 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
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) reworking key sums (c) leaving the hall early (d) all parts answered

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