Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 560 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) question numbers right (c) labels on diagrams (d) leaving the hall early
2. 2.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
3. 3.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
4. 4.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
5. 5.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
6. 6.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) your friend’s page (b) the hall’s colour (c) the weather (d) your name and roll no.
7. 7.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
8. 8.True or false: “all parts answered” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) adding doodles (c) all parts answered (d) staring at the ceiling
10. 10.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) roll number written (b) checking page 1 only (c) adding doodles (d) leaving the hall early
11. 11.True or false: “units in each answer” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “adding doodles” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
14. 14.True or false: “adding doodles” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) reworking key sums (b) units in each answer (c) leaving the hall early (d) all parts answered
18. 18.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) adding doodles (c) question numbers right (d) checking page 1 only
20. 20.True or false: “question numbers right” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) rewriting neat pages (c) staring at the ceiling (d) reworking key sums
22. 22.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) sit and wait (b) leave the hall (c) check your answers (d) chat with others
23. 23.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) roll number written (b) random answer changes (c) spelling of key terms (d) units in each answer
24. 24.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
26. 26.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) staring at the ceiling (c) checking page 1 only (d) labels on diagrams
27. 27.True or false: “random answer changes” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) adding doodles (c) spelling of key terms (d) all parts answered
30. 30.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) leaving the hall early (c) staring at the ceiling (d) units in each answer
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) labels on diagrams (b) reworking key sums (c) units in each answer (d) staring at the ceiling
32. 32.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
33. 33.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) random answer changes (c) question numbers right (d) adding doodles
34. 34.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) rewriting neat pages (c) units in each answer (d) all parts answered
37. 37.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) checking page 1 only (c) spelling of key terms (d) staring at the ceiling

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