Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 880 · 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) question numbers right (b) spelling of key terms (c) roll number written (d) random answer changes
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) spelling of key terms (c) question numbers right (d) roll number written
3. 3.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) spelling of key terms (b) question numbers right (c) leaving the hall early (d) all parts answered
4. 4.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
5. 5.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) spelling of key terms (b) random answer changes (c) staring at the ceiling (d) rewriting neat pages
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) leaving the hall early (c) question numbers right (d) adding doodles
8. 8.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) leaving the hall early (c) adding doodles (d) checking page 1 only
10. 10.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) roll number written (c) labels on diagrams (d) reworking key sums
13. 13.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) leaving the hall early (c) question numbers right (d) random answer changes
14. 14.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave one reason when it asked for two. (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
15. 15.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
18. 18.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “adding doodles” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) roll number written (b) question numbers right (c) reworking key sums (d) checking page 1 only
21. 21.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
22. 22.True or false: “units in each answer” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) chat with others (b) leave the hall (c) check your answers (d) sit and wait
24. 24.True or false: “question numbers right” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
26. 26.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) leaving the hall early (c) units in each answer (d) rewriting neat pages
29. 29.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) reworking key sums (b) question numbers right (c) roll number written (d) staring at the ceiling
30. 30.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) your friend’s page (b) the weather (c) the hall’s colour (d) your name and roll no.
31. 31.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) do it the same way (b) skip it (c) add the answer back (d) guess again
32. 32.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
34. 34.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) always change twice (b) yes, at random (c) yes, change all (d) no, only with a reason
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) question numbers right (c) reworking key sums (d) rewriting neat pages
37. 37.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
38. 38.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) labels on diagrams (b) adding doodles (c) all parts answered (d) units in each answer
39. 39.True or false: “adding doodles” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False

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