Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 704 · 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 read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
3. 3.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) rewriting neat pages (c) leaving the hall early (d) units in each answer
6. 6.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) random answer changes (c) reworking key sums (d) leaving the hall early
8. 8.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) add the answer back (b) skip it (c) do it the same way (d) guess again
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) leaving the hall early (c) checking page 1 only (d) units in each answer
10. 10.True or false: “question numbers right” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) checking page 1 only (c) units in each answer (d) labels on diagrams
12. 12.True or false: “question numbers right” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) all parts answered (c) adding doodles (d) staring at the ceiling
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) staring at the ceiling (c) units in each answer (d) question numbers right
15. 15.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “roll number written” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
19. 19.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) reworking key sums (b) all parts answered (c) random answer changes (d) labels on diagrams
21. 21.🔍 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 calculation slip (d) a missed part
22. 22.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
23. 23.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) labels on diagrams (c) checking page 1 only (d) reworking key sums
25. 25.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) units in each answer (c) labels on diagrams (d) rewriting neat pages
27. 27.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
28. 28.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) staring at the ceiling (c) rewriting neat pages (d) leaving the hall early
30. 30.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
31. 31.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) staring at the ceiling (c) spelling of key terms (d) adding doodles
32. 32.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) reworking key sums (c) labels on diagrams (d) rewriting neat pages
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) random answer changes (c) units in each answer (d) all parts answered
34. 34.🔍 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
35. 35.True or false: “units in each answer” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) units in each answer (c) all parts answered (d) adding doodles
38. 38.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time

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