Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 706 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) checking page 1 only (c) leaving the hall early (d) labels on diagrams
2. 2.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) spelling of key terms (c) units in each answer (d) staring at the ceiling
3. 3.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) roll number written (b) leaving the hall early (c) checking page 1 only (d) rewriting neat pages
4. 4.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
5. 5.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part
6. 6.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
7. 7.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
8. 8.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) question numbers right (b) rewriting neat pages (c) spelling of key terms (d) reworking key sums
13. 13.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
14. 14.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) adding doodles (c) staring at the ceiling (d) leaving the hall early
16. 16.True or false: “all parts answered” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “random answer changes” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave one reason when it asked for two. (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) checking page 1 only (c) staring at the ceiling (d) leaving the hall early
21. 21.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) guess again (b) do it the same way (c) add the answer back (d) skip it
23. 23.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) your friend’s page (b) your name and roll no. (c) the hall’s colour (d) the weather
24. 24.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
25. 25.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) staring at the ceiling (c) random answer changes (d) reworking key sums
28. 28.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
29. 29.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
30. 30.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) yes, at random (b) no, only with a reason (c) always change twice (d) yes, change all
31. 31.True or false: “question numbers right” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) random answer changes (b) reworking key sums (c) roll number written (d) spelling of key terms
33. 33.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave the area as 20, not 20 cm². (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
34. 34.True or false: “adding doodles” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
37. 37.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
39. 39.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True

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