Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 485 · 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.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) question numbers right (b) all parts answered (c) leaving the hall early (d) labels on diagrams
3. 3.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) checking page 1 only (c) labels on diagrams (d) adding doodles
5. 5.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) question numbers right (b) spelling of key terms (c) reworking key sums (d) checking page 1 only
7. 7.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) reworking key sums (b) rewriting neat pages (c) labels on diagrams (d) units in each answer
8. 8.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) labels on diagrams (c) rewriting neat pages (d) random answer changes
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) question numbers right (c) rewriting neat pages (d) staring at the ceiling
10. 10.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) staring at the ceiling (c) rewriting neat pages (d) spelling of key terms
12. 12.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “adding doodles” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) adding doodles (c) checking page 1 only (d) question numbers right
15. 15.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
17. 17.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) units in each answer (c) question numbers right (d) spelling of key terms
19. 19.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) random answer changes (c) adding doodles (d) leaving the hall early
21. 21.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
22. 22.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) spelling of key terms (c) units in each answer (d) roll number written
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) checking page 1 only (c) leaving the hall early (d) roll number written
25. 25.True or false: “all parts answered” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 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
27. 27.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave one reason when it asked for two. (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
29. 29.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) units in each answer (c) rewriting neat pages (d) checking page 1 only
30. 30.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
31. 31.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave the area as 20, not 20 cm². (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
32. 32.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) roll number written (c) random answer changes (d) staring at the ceiling
33. 33.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) chat with others (b) sit and wait (c) leave the hall (d) check your answers
34. 34.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
35. 35.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
36. 36.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
37. 37.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True

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