Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 957 · 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 wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) adding doodles (c) spelling of key terms (d) staring at the ceiling
4. 4.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) add the answer back (b) do it the same way (c) skip it (d) guess again
5. 5.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) roll number written (c) question numbers right (d) reworking key sums
7. 7.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) all parts answered (c) question numbers right (d) units in each answer
9. 9.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) leaving the hall early (c) all parts answered (d) staring at the ceiling
10. 10.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) chat with others (c) check your answers (d) sit and wait
11. 11.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) checking page 1 only (b) reworking key sums (c) question numbers right (d) roll number written
12. 12.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) labels on diagrams (c) question numbers right (d) random answer changes
14. 14.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part
15. 15.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) labels on diagrams (b) leaving the hall early (c) rewriting neat pages (d) staring at the ceiling
16. 16.True or false: “adding doodles” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
18. 18.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave the area as 20, not 20 cm². (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
19. 19.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) reworking key sums (c) staring at the ceiling (d) rewriting neat pages
20. 20.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
21. 21.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) question numbers right (c) rewriting neat pages (d) leaving the hall early
22. 22.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) random answer changes (c) units in each answer (d) leaving the hall early
23. 23.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
25. 25.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) yes, change all (b) no, only with a reason (c) yes, at random (d) always change twice
27. 27.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
28. 28.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
31. 31.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave one reason when it asked for two. (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
33. 33.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) reworking key sums (c) checking page 1 only (d) question numbers right
35. 35.True or false: “random answer changes” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) reworking key sums (b) question numbers right (c) labels on diagrams (d) adding doodles
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) rewriting neat pages (c) all parts answered (d) leaving the hall early
39. 39.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) random answer changes (c) leaving the hall early (d) spelling of key terms
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) staring at the ceiling (c) checking page 1 only (d) units in each answer

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