Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 904 · 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) adding doodles (b) units in each answer (c) reworking key sums (d) question numbers right
2. 2.True or false: “all parts answered” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) checking page 1 only (c) spelling of key terms (d) roll number written
4. 4.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave the area as 20, not 20 cm². (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
5. 5.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
6. 6.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
7. 7.True or false: “roll number written” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) question numbers right (b) staring at the ceiling (c) units in each answer (d) roll number written
9. 9.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) roll number written (c) spelling of key terms (d) units in each answer
10. 10.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) labels on diagrams (c) leaving the hall early (d) reworking key sums
12. 12.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) question numbers right (c) roll number written (d) labels on diagrams
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) leaving the hall early (c) spelling of key terms (d) rewriting neat pages
16. 16.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
18. 18.🔍 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
19. 19.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) no, only with a reason (b) yes, at random (c) yes, change all (d) always change twice
20. 20.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) sit and wait (b) check your answers (c) chat with others (d) leave the hall
21. 21.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) random answer changes (c) reworking key sums (d) staring at the ceiling
23. 23.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) all parts answered (c) adding doodles (d) rewriting neat pages
24. 24.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) question numbers right (c) spelling of key terms (d) leaving the hall early
25. 25.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
27. 27.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) staring at the ceiling (c) checking page 1 only (d) random answer changes
30. 30.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) labels on diagrams (b) rewriting neat pages (c) leaving the hall early (d) staring at the ceiling
32. 32.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) reworking key sums (c) checking page 1 only (d) all parts answered
33. 33.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
34. 34.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
35. 35.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
37. 37.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
38. 38.True or false: “units in each answer” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
40. 40.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time

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