Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 995 · 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.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
2. 2.🔍 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
3. 3.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) spelling of key terms (c) units in each answer (d) rewriting neat pages
5. 5.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) check your answers (b) leave the hall (c) sit and wait (d) chat with others
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) question numbers right (c) adding doodles (d) leaving the hall early
7. 7.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
8. 8.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) labels on diagrams (b) roll number written (c) spelling of key terms (d) rewriting neat pages
9. 9.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) labels on diagrams (b) all parts answered (c) spelling of key terms (d) random answer changes
11. 11.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “adding doodles” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) roll number written (b) staring at the ceiling (c) spelling of key terms (d) question numbers right
14. 14.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “random answer changes” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) labels on diagrams (c) leaving the hall early (d) all parts answered
17. 17.True or false: “all parts answered” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
19. 19.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
20. 20.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
21. 21.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
24. 24.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “roll number written” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) reworking key sums (c) rewriting neat pages (d) leaving the hall early
27. 27.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave one reason when it asked for two. (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
30. 30.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
32. 32.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) the weather (b) your friend’s page (c) the hall’s colour (d) your name and roll no.
33. 33.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
34. 34.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) checking page 1 only (c) random answer changes (d) labels on diagrams
35. 35.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) spelling of key terms (b) roll number written (c) reworking key sums (d) checking page 1 only
36. 36.True or false: “question numbers right” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) adding doodles (b) units in each answer (c) question numbers right (d) spelling of key terms
38. 38.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False

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