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Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 526 · 40 questions
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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.

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

Answer key

  1. roll number written
  2. leaving the hall early
  3. False
  4. False
  5. True
  6. spelling of key terms
  7. False
  8. a calculation slip
  9. False
  10. True
  11. a poor use of time
  12. a smart check
  13. a copying slip
  14. checking page 1 only
  15. False
  16. check your answers
  17. a poor use of time
  18. labels on diagrams
  19. your name and roll no.
  20. a poor use of time
  21. True
  22. a smart check
  23. spelling of key terms
  24. True
  25. False
  26. adding doodles
  27. False
  28. rewriting neat pages
  29. reworking key sums
  30. False
  31. True
  32. True
  33. a smart check
  34. staring at the ceiling
  35. all parts answered
  36. False
  37. question numbers right
  38. True
  39. random answer changes
  40. a poor use of time

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