Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 820 · 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 smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) checking page 1 only (c) rewriting neat pages (d) question numbers right
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) reworking key sums (c) adding doodles (d) random answer changes
3. 3.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
4. 4.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) adding doodles (c) units in each answer (d) rewriting neat pages
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) spelling of key terms (c) all parts answered (d) adding doodles
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) rewriting neat pages (c) staring at the ceiling (d) all parts answered
8. 8.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
9. 9.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
11. 11.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “units in each answer” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) skip it (b) add the answer back (c) guess again (d) do it the same way
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) roll number written (c) staring at the ceiling (d) rewriting neat pages
16. 16.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
17. 17.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
18. 18.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
19. 19.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) labels on diagrams (c) question numbers right (d) rewriting neat pages
20. 20.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) spelling of key terms (b) labels on diagrams (c) all parts answered (d) adding doodles
22. 22.True or false: “adding doodles” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) does it make sense? (b) is it neat? (c) is it long? (d) is it in pencil?
24. 24.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
25. 25.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) chat with others (b) sit and wait (c) check your answers (d) leave the hall
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) random answer changes (c) all parts answered (d) labels on diagrams
28. 28.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
29. 29.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
31. 31.True or false: “roll number written” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
34. 34.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave the area as 20, not 20 cm². (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
37. 37.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) yes, change all (b) yes, at random (c) no, only with a reason (d) always change twice
38. 38.🔍 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 calculation slip (d) a missed part
39. 39.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
40. 40.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) roll number written (b) reworking key sums (c) staring at the ceiling (d) question numbers right

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