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Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 841 · 40 questions
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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.

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

Answer key

  1. adding doodles
  2. add the answer back
  3. leaving the hall early
  4. True
  5. a calculation slip
  6. a poor use of time
  7. random answer changes
  8. a missing unit
  9. a poor use of time
  10. adding doodles
  11. check your answers
  12. all parts answered
  13. False
  14. a smart check
  15. reworking key sums
  16. a copying slip
  17. staring at the ceiling
  18. True
  19. no, only with a reason
  20. True
  21. False
  22. True
  23. staring at the ceiling
  24. False
  25. rewriting neat pages
  26. a calculation slip
  27. False
  28. a missed part
  29. True
  30. a smart check
  31. a smart check
  32. True
  33. a smart check
  34. question numbers right
  35. True
  36. False
  37. a calculation slip
  38. spelling of key terms
  39. True
  40. units in each answer

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