Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 700 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) units in each answer (c) checking page 1 only (d) reworking key sums
2. 2.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
4. 4.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
5. 5.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
6. 6.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) labels on diagrams (b) random answer changes (c) leaving the hall early (d) adding doodles
7. 7.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) rewriting neat pages (c) all parts answered (d) adding doodles
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) labels on diagrams (c) checking page 1 only (d) rewriting neat pages
9. 9.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
11. 11.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
12. 12.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) the weather (b) your friend’s page (c) your name and roll no. (d) the hall’s colour
13. 13.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
15. 15.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
16. 16.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “adding doodles” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) chat with others (c) check your answers (d) sit and wait
20. 20.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
22. 22.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) checking page 1 only (b) labels on diagrams (c) units in each answer (d) roll number written
24. 24.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) roll number written (c) leaving the hall early (d) adding doodles
25. 25.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
26. 26.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
27. 27.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part
28. 28.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) yes, at random (b) yes, change all (c) no, only with a reason (d) always change twice
29. 29.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) roll number written (b) leaving the hall early (c) all parts answered (d) question numbers right
30. 30.🔍 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
31. 31.True or false: “all parts answered” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) labels on diagrams (c) spelling of key terms (d) adding doodles
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) staring at the ceiling (c) checking page 1 only (d) roll number written
35. 35.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave the area as 20, not 20 cm². (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
36. 36.🔍 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 calculation slip (d) a missed part
37. 37.🔍 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
38. 38.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
39. 39.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) spelling of key terms (b) all parts answered (c) adding doodles (d) units in each answer

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