Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 885 · 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.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) check your answers (b) chat with others (c) sit and wait (d) leave the hall
3. 3.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
4. 4.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
5. 5.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
7. 7.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “units in each answer” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
10. 10.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) random answer changes (c) reworking key sums (d) all parts answered
12. 12.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
14. 14.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
17. 17.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
18. 18.True or false: “roll number written” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) your friend’s page (b) the hall’s colour (c) the weather (d) your name and roll no.
20. 20.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) all parts answered (c) roll number written (d) question numbers right
22. 22.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
23. 23.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) labels on diagrams (b) leaving the hall early (c) random answer changes (d) staring at the ceiling
26. 26.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) no, only with a reason (b) yes, change all (c) always change twice (d) yes, at random
28. 28.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) all parts answered (c) leaving the hall early (d) checking page 1 only
29. 29.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
30. 30.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
33. 33.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
34. 34.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
35. 35.True or false: “random answer changes” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) question numbers right (c) labels on diagrams (d) staring at the ceiling
37. 37.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) checking page 1 only (c) staring at the ceiling (d) adding doodles
39. 39.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) roll number written (b) leaving the hall early (c) spelling of key terms (d) units in each answer
40. 40.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit

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