Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 702 · 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 the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) yes, change all (b) no, only with a reason (c) always change twice (d) yes, at random
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) question numbers right (c) rewriting neat pages (d) leaving the hall early
4. 4.True or false: “random answer changes” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) check your answers (c) sit and wait (d) chat with others
7. 7.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
8. 8.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave the area as 20, not 20 cm². (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part
9. 9.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) does it make sense? (b) is it neat? (c) is it long? (d) is it in pencil?
10. 10.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) reworking key sums (b) rewriting neat pages (c) units in each answer (d) roll number written
11. 11.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
12. 12.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) roll number written (c) random answer changes (d) leaving the hall early
14. 14.True or false: “question numbers right” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) rewriting neat pages (c) adding doodles (d) random answer changes
16. 16.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
17. 17.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) labels on diagrams (b) leaving the hall early (c) question numbers right (d) units in each answer
18. 18.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
19. 19.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
21. 21.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
22. 22.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
24. 24.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) your name and roll no. (b) the hall’s colour (c) the weather (d) your friend’s page
25. 25.True or false: “adding doodles” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) all parts answered (c) staring at the ceiling (d) leaving the hall early
27. 27.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) reworking key sums (c) adding doodles (d) all parts answered
29. 29.True or false: “roll number written” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “adding doodles” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
32. 32.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
35. 35.✅ 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
36. 36.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
38. 38.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
40. 40.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check

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