Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 545 · 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 copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
2. 2.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) labels on diagrams (b) all parts answered (c) reworking key sums (d) leaving the hall early
4. 4.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
7. 7.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) labels on diagrams (b) leaving the hall early (c) spelling of key terms (d) question numbers right
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) labels on diagrams (b) roll number written (c) checking page 1 only (d) all parts answered
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) leaving the hall early (c) question numbers right (d) rewriting neat pages
10. 10.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) roll number written (b) checking page 1 only (c) question numbers right (d) units in each answer
11. 11.True or false: “units in each answer” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) leaving the hall early (c) checking page 1 only (d) labels on diagrams
13. 13.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) chat with others (c) check your answers (d) sit and wait
14. 14.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
15. 15.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
16. 16.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) units in each answer (c) labels on diagrams (d) adding doodles
17. 17.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
18. 18.✅ 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
19. 19.True or false: “roll number written” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
21. 21.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
22. 22.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) yes, change all (b) always change twice (c) yes, at random (d) no, only with a reason
23. 23.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
24. 24.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
25. 25.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) units in each answer (c) spelling of key terms (d) roll number written
26. 26.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
27. 27.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) staring at the ceiling (c) random answer changes (d) all parts answered
29. 29.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
30. 30.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
31. 31.🔍 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 copying slip (d) a missing unit
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) adding doodles (c) all parts answered (d) spelling of key terms
33. 33.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) your friend’s page (b) the weather (c) your name and roll no. (d) the hall’s colour
35. 35.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) adding doodles (c) units in each answer (d) leaving the hall early
36. 36.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “random answer changes” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “random answer changes” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) roll number written (c) staring at the ceiling (d) random answer changes

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