Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 723 · 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) adding doodles (b) checking page 1 only (c) leaving the hall early (d) labels on diagrams
2. 2.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) units in each answer (c) checking page 1 only (d) random answer changes
3. 3.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) adding doodles (c) all parts answered (d) staring at the ceiling
4. 4.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) checking page 1 only (c) leaving the hall early (d) spelling of key terms
5. 5.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) the hall’s colour (b) the weather (c) your friend’s page (d) your name and roll no.
7. 7.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
8. 8.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) does it make sense? (b) is it in pencil? (c) is it neat? (d) is it long?
10. 10.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
11. 11.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
12. 12.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) chat with others (b) sit and wait (c) check your answers (d) leave the hall
13. 13.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
15. 15.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) guess again (b) add the answer back (c) do it the same way (d) skip it
17. 17.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
18. 18.True or false: “adding doodles” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) leaving the hall early (c) spelling of key terms (d) adding doodles
20. 20.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) question numbers right (b) units in each answer (c) reworking key sums (d) rewriting neat pages
23. 23.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) leaving the hall early (c) units in each answer (d) reworking key sums
24. 24.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
25. 25.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) rewriting neat pages (c) adding doodles (d) units in each answer
27. 27.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
28. 28.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
29. 29.True or false: “roll number written” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) labels on diagrams (b) question numbers right (c) units in each answer (d) adding doodles
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) all parts answered (c) roll number written (d) rewriting neat pages
34. 34.True or false: “random answer changes” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
37. 37.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) rewriting neat pages (c) adding doodles (d) labels on diagrams
38. 38.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
40. 40.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False

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