Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 689 · 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 gave one reason when it asked for two. (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
2. 2.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔍 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
4. 4.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) guess again (b) skip it (c) add the answer back (d) do it the same way
6. 6.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “units in each answer” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) labels on diagrams (b) adding doodles (c) spelling of key terms (d) reworking key sums
10. 10.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: “all parts answered” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “question numbers right” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) always change twice (b) yes, change all (c) yes, at random (d) no, only with a reason
15. 15.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) adding doodles (c) leaving the hall early (d) reworking key sums
17. 17.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
18. 18.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) units in each answer (b) staring at the ceiling (c) checking page 1 only (d) adding doodles
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) roll number written (c) all parts answered (d) units in each answer
20. 20.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) units in each answer (c) reworking key sums (d) leaving the hall early
22. 22.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) random answer changes (c) question numbers right (d) reworking key sums
24. 24.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “units in each answer” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) labels on diagrams (b) all parts answered (c) spelling of key terms (d) rewriting neat pages
27. 27.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) rewriting neat pages (c) labels on diagrams (d) leaving the hall early
29. 29.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) reworking key sums (c) units in each answer (d) all parts answered
32. 32.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) random answer changes (c) rewriting neat pages (d) all parts answered
35. 35.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it in pencil? (b) is it long? (c) does it make sense? (d) is it neat?
36. 36.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) roll number written (c) checking page 1 only (d) labels on diagrams
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) rewriting neat pages (c) spelling of key terms (d) leaving the hall early
38. 38.🔍 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 missing unit (d) a copying slip
39. 39.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) chat with others (b) sit and wait (c) leave the hall (d) check your answers
40. 40.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check

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