Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 972 · 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 100 − 36 = 74, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
3. 3.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) your name and roll no. (b) your friend’s page (c) the hall’s colour (d) the weather
4. 4.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
5. 5.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
6. 6.True or false: “random answer changes” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
8. 8.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) no, only with a reason (b) yes, at random (c) always change twice (d) yes, change all
9. 9.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) roll number written (c) rewriting neat pages (d) adding doodles
11. 11.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) labels on diagrams (c) roll number written (d) all parts answered
12. 12.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) add the answer back (b) do it the same way (c) guess again (d) skip it
13. 13.True or false: “all parts answered” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) leaving the hall early (b) question numbers right (c) labels on diagrams (d) spelling of key terms
15. 15.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
16. 16.True or false: “adding doodles” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave the area as 20, not 20 cm². (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
18. 18.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
19. 19.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
21. 21.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) spelling of key terms (c) checking page 1 only (d) staring at the ceiling
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) staring at the ceiling (c) labels on diagrams (d) units in each answer
24. 24.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) chat with others (c) sit and wait (d) check your answers
25. 25.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
27. 27.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part
29. 29.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
30. 30.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “question numbers right” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) staring at the ceiling (c) question numbers right (d) adding doodles
33. 33.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “units in each answer” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 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
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) roll number written (c) all parts answered (d) leaving the hall early
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) random answer changes (c) roll number written (d) labels on diagrams
38. 38.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) adding doodles (b) question numbers right (c) labels on diagrams (d) roll number written
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) all parts answered (c) units in each answer (d) spelling of key terms
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) rewriting neat pages (c) adding doodles (d) checking page 1 only

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