Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 817 · 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: reworking key sums? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
2. 2.True or false: “random answer changes” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
4. 4.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) skip it (b) do it the same way (c) guess again (d) add the answer back
7. 7.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) all parts answered (c) spelling of key terms (d) labels on diagrams
11. 11.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) always change twice (b) no, only with a reason (c) yes, change all (d) yes, at random
12. 12.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) checking page 1 only (c) leaving the hall early (d) spelling of key terms
14. 14.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) reworking key sums (b) all parts answered (c) spelling of key terms (d) rewriting neat pages
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) checking page 1 only (c) leaving the hall early (d) all parts answered
16. 16.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
17. 17.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) spelling of key terms (c) units in each answer (d) random answer changes
18. 18.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it long? (b) does it make sense? (c) is it neat? (d) is it in pencil?
19. 19.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) the weather (b) the hall’s colour (c) your friend’s page (d) your name and roll no.
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) random answer changes (c) labels on diagrams (d) spelling of key terms
21. 21.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
22. 22.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
23. 23.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) check your answers (b) chat with others (c) sit and wait (d) leave the hall
25. 25.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
26. 26.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) spelling of key terms (b) checking page 1 only (c) roll number written (d) all parts answered
27. 27.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) question numbers right (c) adding doodles (d) rewriting neat pages
30. 30.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
31. 31.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
33. 33.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
34. 34.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave the area as 20, not 20 cm². (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
35. 35.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) spelling of key terms (b) all parts answered (c) roll number written (d) adding doodles
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) spelling of key terms (c) reworking key sums (d) staring at the ceiling
37. 37.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part
39. 39.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) random answer changes (c) rewriting neat pages (d) all parts answered
40. 40.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part

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