Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 705 · 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.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
2. 2.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
5. 5.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) leaving the hall early (b) roll number written (c) reworking key sums (d) question numbers right
6. 6.True or false: “roll number written” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) roll number written (b) spelling of key terms (c) reworking key sums (d) random answer changes
8. 8.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) chat with others (c) check your answers (d) sit and wait
9. 9.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) rewriting neat pages (c) roll number written (d) random answer changes
10. 10.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) rewriting neat pages (c) staring at the ceiling (d) labels on diagrams
11. 11.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
12. 12.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
13. 13.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it long? (b) is it in pencil? (c) does it make sense? (d) is it neat?
15. 15.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) units in each answer (c) all parts answered (d) labels on diagrams
17. 17.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
18. 18.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) spelling of key terms (c) adding doodles (d) rewriting neat pages
20. 20.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
21. 21.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) yes, change all (b) always change twice (c) no, only with a reason (d) yes, at random
23. 23.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
25. 25.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) adding doodles (c) reworking key sums (d) rewriting neat pages
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) units in each answer (c) all parts answered (d) leaving the hall early
27. 27.True or false: “random answer changes” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “adding doodles” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) rewriting neat pages (c) question numbers right (d) staring at the ceiling
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) adding doodles (c) all parts answered (d) leaving the hall early
32. 32.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
33. 33.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) rewriting neat pages (c) spelling of key terms (d) adding doodles
34. 34.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) the hall’s colour (b) the weather (c) your name and roll no. (d) your friend’s page
35. 35.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) do it the same way (b) add the answer back (c) skip it (d) guess again
36. 36.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave the area as 20, not 20 cm². (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
38. 38.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) roll number written (c) spelling of key terms (d) adding doodles
40. 40.🔍 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

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