Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 654 · 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.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
2. 2.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) all parts answered (c) reworking key sums (d) rewriting neat pages
4. 4.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
7. 7.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) labels on diagrams (c) reworking key sums (d) staring at the ceiling
9. 9.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) spelling of key terms (b) rewriting neat pages (c) staring at the ceiling (d) random answer changes
11. 11.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) adding doodles (c) units in each answer (d) staring at the ceiling
14. 14.True or false: “units in each answer” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave one reason when it asked for two. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
16. 16.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) skip it (b) guess again (c) add the answer back (d) do it the same way
17. 17.✅ 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.
18. 18.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
19. 19.True or false: “units in each answer” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) roll number written (b) adding doodles (c) leaving the hall early (d) random answer changes
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) leave the hall (b) chat with others (c) check your answers (d) sit and wait
25. 25.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
26. 26.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) question numbers right (c) leaving the hall early (d) rewriting neat pages
27. 27.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
28. 28.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) staring at the ceiling (c) random answer changes (d) labels on diagrams
29. 29.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
30. 30.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
31. 31.True or false: “question numbers right” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.✅ 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
33. 33.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) staring at the ceiling (c) random answer changes (d) units in each answer
34. 34.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
35. 35.🔍 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 missed part (d) a calculation slip
36. 36.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) question numbers right (b) rewriting neat pages (c) reworking key sums (d) all parts answered
37. 37.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) all parts answered (c) question numbers right (d) random answer changes
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) question numbers right (c) all parts answered (d) reworking key sums
40. 40.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False

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