Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 546 · 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 gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔍 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
3. 3.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
4. 4.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
5. 5.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) spelling of key terms (b) all parts answered (c) adding doodles (d) roll number written
6. 6.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
8. 8.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) staring at the ceiling (c) checking page 1 only (d) reworking key sums
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) units in each answer (c) spelling of key terms (d) roll number written
10. 10.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “random answer changes” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
14. 14.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) spelling of key terms (c) checking page 1 only (d) labels on diagrams
16. 16.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) labels on diagrams (b) checking page 1 only (c) adding doodles (d) random answer changes
18. 18.True or false: “adding doodles” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) chat with others (c) sit and wait (d) check your answers
20. 20.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) your friend’s page (b) the hall’s colour (c) your name and roll no. (d) the weather
21. 21.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
22. 22.✅ 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
23. 23.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
24. 24.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) adding doodles (c) rewriting neat pages (d) reworking key sums
26. 26.True or false: “units in each answer” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) roll number written (c) reworking key sums (d) staring at the ceiling
28. 28.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
29. 29.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) reworking key sums (b) all parts answered (c) units in each answer (d) random answer changes
30. 30.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) add the answer back (b) do it the same way (c) skip it (d) guess again
31. 31.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
33. 33.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
37. 37.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) rewriting neat pages (c) all parts answered (d) staring at the ceiling
38. 38.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) units in each answer (b) random answer changes (c) leaving the hall early (d) rewriting neat pages

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