Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 800 · 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 of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) staring at the ceiling (c) labels on diagrams (d) spelling of key terms
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) roll number written (c) adding doodles (d) units in each answer
3. 3.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) check your answers (c) chat with others (d) sit and wait
5. 5.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
6. 6.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) staring at the ceiling (c) random answer changes (d) units in each answer
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) rewriting neat pages (c) random answer changes (d) labels on diagrams
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) reworking key sums (c) labels on diagrams (d) random answer changes
13. 13.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “roll number written” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “all parts answered” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) roll number written (b) units in each answer (c) adding doodles (d) labels on diagrams
21. 21.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
22. 22.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) checking page 1 only (c) reworking key sums (d) spelling of key terms
24. 24.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave one reason when it asked for two. (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
25. 25.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) add the answer back (b) do it the same way (c) skip it (d) guess again
26. 26.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) the hall’s colour (b) your friend’s page (c) your name and roll no. (d) the weather
27. 27.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
28. 28.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
29. 29.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) question numbers right (b) rewriting neat pages (c) spelling of key terms (d) units in each answer
30. 30.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
32. 32.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) reworking key sums (b) labels on diagrams (c) leaving the hall early (d) spelling of key terms
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) rewriting neat pages (c) random answer changes (d) roll number written
35. 35.True or false: “all parts answered” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 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
39. 39.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
40. 40.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) reworking key sums (b) checking page 1 only (c) rewriting neat pages (d) staring at the ceiling

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