Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 955 · 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 gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) sit and wait (b) leave the hall (c) chat with others (d) check your answers
4. 4.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
5. 5.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) adding doodles (c) spelling of key terms (d) staring at the ceiling
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) question numbers right (c) labels on diagrams (d) adding doodles
9. 9.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) leaving the hall early (c) units in each answer (d) staring at the ceiling
10. 10.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
11. 11.True or false: “all parts answered” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
13. 13.True or false: “all parts answered” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) labels on diagrams (b) random answer changes (c) rewriting neat pages (d) adding doodles
15. 15.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
16. 16.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
17. 17.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) leaving the hall early (c) labels on diagrams (d) staring at the ceiling
19. 19.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) spelling of key terms (b) reworking key sums (c) checking page 1 only (d) units in each answer
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) labels on diagrams (c) staring at the ceiling (d) all parts answered
22. 22.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
23. 23.True or false: “roll number written” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) units in each answer (c) labels on diagrams (d) rewriting neat pages
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) rewriting neat pages (c) roll number written (d) random answer changes
26. 26.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) rewriting neat pages (c) checking page 1 only (d) spelling of key terms
27. 27.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
28. 28.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave one reason when it asked for two. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
29. 29.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) all parts answered (c) random answer changes (d) adding doodles
32. 32.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it in pencil? (b) does it make sense? (c) is it long? (d) is it neat?
34. 34.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) skip it (b) guess again (c) add the answer back (d) do it the same way
36. 36.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
37. 37.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave the area as 20, not 20 cm². (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
38. 38.True or false: “adding doodles” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “random answer changes” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True

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