Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 539 · 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 the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
2. 2.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) random answer changes (c) adding doodles (d) roll number written
3. 3.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
4. 4.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) units in each answer (c) question numbers right (d) leaving the hall early
5. 5.True or false: “adding doodles” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
7. 7.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) reworking key sums (c) question numbers right (d) adding doodles
9. 9.True or false: “random answer changes” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part
11. 11.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) random answer changes (c) adding doodles (d) reworking key sums
12. 12.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
13. 13.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
16. 16.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave one reason when it asked for two. (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
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.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
19. 19.True or false: “question numbers right” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) adding doodles (c) units in each answer (d) roll number written
21. 21.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) skip it (b) guess again (c) add the answer back (d) do it the same way
24. 24.True or false: “random answer changes” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
26. 26.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
27. 27.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) sit and wait (b) check your answers (c) chat with others (d) leave the hall
28. 28.True or false: “units in each answer” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) labels on diagrams (b) random answer changes (c) question numbers right (d) roll number written
31. 31.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
32. 32.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 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
34. 34.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
35. 35.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave the area as 20, not 20 cm². (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
36. 36.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
38. 38.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit

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