Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 600 · 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 wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) roll number written (c) leaving the hall early (d) units in each answer
3. 3.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) adding doodles (c) checking page 1 only (d) question numbers right
4. 4.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave the area as 20, not 20 cm². (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
5. 5.True or false: “roll number written” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) roll number written (c) labels on diagrams (d) leaving the hall early
7. 7.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
8. 8.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) rewriting neat pages (c) roll number written (d) checking page 1 only
9. 9.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
10. 10.🔍 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
11. 11.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) question numbers right (c) all parts answered (d) labels on diagrams
13. 13.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) question numbers right (b) labels on diagrams (c) units in each answer (d) adding doodles
14. 14.✅ 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
15. 15.True or false: “roll number written” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
17. 17.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
19. 19.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
21. 21.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
22. 22.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “adding doodles” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) spelling of key terms (c) checking page 1 only (d) labels on diagrams
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) roll number written (c) reworking key sums (d) spelling of key terms
28. 28.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) question numbers right (c) checking page 1 only (d) rewriting neat pages
30. 30.True or false: “question numbers right” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
32. 32.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) question numbers right (b) random answer changes (c) spelling of key terms (d) all parts answered
33. 33.True or false: “units in each answer” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) staring at the ceiling (c) leaving the hall early (d) rewriting neat pages
36. 36.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) no, only with a reason (b) always change twice (c) yes, at random (d) yes, change all
37. 37.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) roll number written (c) spelling of key terms (d) staring at the ceiling
39. 39.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
40. 40.True or false: “all parts answered” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True

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