Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 566 · 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: “adding doodles” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) your friend’s page (b) the weather (c) the hall’s colour (d) your name and roll no.
3. 3.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
4. 4.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave one reason when it asked for two. (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
5. 5.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
6. 6.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) spelling of key terms (c) leaving the hall early (d) adding doodles
8. 8.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
9. 9.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part
10. 10.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) do it the same way (b) guess again (c) skip it (d) add the answer back
11. 11.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
13. 13.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) leaving the hall early (c) all parts answered (d) random answer changes
14. 14.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
15. 15.True or false: “roll number written” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
17. 17.🔍 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 copying slip (d) a missed part
18. 18.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) units in each answer (c) checking page 1 only (d) leaving the hall early
19. 19.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) yes, at random (b) yes, change all (c) no, only with a reason (d) always change twice
20. 20.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) leaving the hall early (c) question numbers right (d) checking page 1 only
23. 23.True or false: “roll number written” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) check your answers (b) sit and wait (c) chat with others (d) leave the hall
25. 25.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 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 missing unit (d) a copying slip
27. 27.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
29. 29.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
32. 32.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) labels on diagrams (c) question numbers right (d) units in each answer
34. 34.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
35. 35.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
37. 37.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) roll number written (c) spelling of key terms (d) labels on diagrams
39. 39.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “units in each answer” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False

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