Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 58 · 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.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) sit and wait (c) chat with others (d) check your answers
2. 2.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) labels on diagrams (c) random answer changes (d) adding doodles
4. 4.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
8. 8.True or false: “question numbers right” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
11. 11.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
13. 13.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
14. 14.✅ 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
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) adding doodles (c) spelling of key terms (d) checking page 1 only
16. 16.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
17. 17.🔍 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 missing unit (d) a copying slip
18. 18.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part
19. 19.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
21. 21.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
22. 22.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 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
24. 24.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave the area as 20, not 20 cm². (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
26. 26.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
27. 27.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
28. 28.✅ 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.
29. 29.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave one reason when it asked for two. (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
30. 30.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) spelling of key terms (c) rewriting neat pages (d) units in each answer
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) units in each answer (c) leaving the hall early (d) spelling of key terms
32. 32.True or false: “units in each answer” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) all parts answered (b) leaving the hall early (c) adding doodles (d) checking page 1 only
35. 35.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) random answer changes (b) all parts answered (c) spelling of key terms (d) question numbers right
36. 36.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) leaving the hall early (b) spelling of key terms (c) reworking key sums (d) labels on diagrams
38. 38.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
40. 40.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) question numbers right (b) labels on diagrams (c) all parts answered (d) adding doodles

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