Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 720 · 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: checking page 1 only? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
2. 2.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
3. 3.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “all parts answered” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
6. 6.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) chat with others (b) leave the hall (c) check your answers (d) sit and wait
7. 7.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) question numbers right (c) units in each answer (d) all parts answered
10. 10.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
11. 11.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) labels on diagrams (c) rewriting neat pages (d) leaving the hall early
12. 12.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) roll number written (c) adding doodles (d) labels on diagrams
13. 13.True or false: “adding doodles” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
15. 15.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
16. 16.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
17. 17.True or false: “roll number written” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
20. 20.True or false: “question numbers right” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) reworking key sums (b) roll number written (c) labels on diagrams (d) random answer changes
22. 22.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
23. 23.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) question numbers right (b) units in each answer (c) spelling of key terms (d) staring at the ceiling
26. 26.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) checking page 1 only (c) random answer changes (d) units in each answer
27. 27.True or false: “all parts answered” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) staring at the ceiling (c) leaving the hall early (d) all parts answered
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) spelling of key terms (c) labels on diagrams (d) roll number written
31. 31.True or false: “units in each answer” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
33. 33.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) question numbers right (c) staring at the ceiling (d) leaving the hall early
34. 34.✅ 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
35. 35.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) reworking key sums (b) units in each answer (c) all parts answered (d) leaving the hall early
36. 36.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
38. 38.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.✅ 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
40. 40.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True

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