Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 649 · 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 added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) rewriting neat pages (c) checking page 1 only (d) spelling of key terms
4. 4.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) leaving the hall early (c) labels on diagrams (d) random answer changes
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) units in each answer (c) spelling of key terms (d) checking page 1 only
6. 6.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) rewriting neat pages (c) leaving the hall early (d) roll number written
7. 7.✅ 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.
8. 8.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) labels on diagrams (c) all parts answered (d) staring at the ceiling
9. 9.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
10. 10.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
11. 11.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
12. 12.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) staring at the ceiling (c) reworking key sums (d) rewriting neat pages
15. 15.🔍 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
16. 16.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “question numbers right” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) sit and wait (b) chat with others (c) check your answers (d) leave the hall
21. 21.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) checking page 1 only (c) rewriting neat pages (d) question numbers right
23. 23.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
24. 24.🔍 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
25. 25.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) adding doodles (b) reworking key sums (c) roll number written (d) all parts answered
26. 26.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) rewriting neat pages (c) units in each answer (d) roll number written
28. 28.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
29. 29.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
30. 30.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) random answer changes (c) all parts answered (d) adding doodles
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) units in each answer (c) question numbers right (d) random answer changes
32. 32.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) no, only with a reason (b) yes, change all (c) yes, at random (d) always change twice
33. 33.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
34. 34.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) question numbers right (c) units in each answer (d) reworking key sums
36. 36.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
37. 37.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
38. 38.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
39. 39.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “units in each answer” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True

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