Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 724 · 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: “leaving the hall early” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) add the answer back (b) skip it (c) guess again (d) do it the same way
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) checking page 1 only (c) all parts answered (d) units in each answer
4. 4.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
5. 5.True or false: “units in each answer” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) random answer changes (c) leaving the hall early (d) all parts answered
7. 7.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) staring at the ceiling (c) random answer changes (d) roll number written
8. 8.✅ 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
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) adding doodles (c) labels on diagrams (d) all parts answered
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) labels on diagrams (c) roll number written (d) random answer changes
11. 11.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) labels on diagrams (b) units in each answer (c) roll number written (d) leaving the hall early
12. 12.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 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
14. 14.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) leaving the hall early (c) labels on diagrams (d) adding doodles
15. 15.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it long? (b) does it make sense? (c) is it in pencil? (d) is it neat?
16. 16.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
17. 17.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) labels on diagrams (c) all parts answered (d) reworking key sums
21. 21.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) the hall’s colour (b) your name and roll no. (c) your friend’s page (d) the weather
22. 22.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) checking page 1 only (c) staring at the ceiling (d) reworking key sums
26. 26.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) spelling of key terms (b) rewriting neat pages (c) staring at the ceiling (d) checking page 1 only
27. 27.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) random answer changes (c) all parts answered (d) adding doodles
28. 28.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
31. 31.True or false: “roll number written” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) question numbers right (c) rewriting neat pages (d) units in each answer
33. 33.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) reworking key sums (c) leaving the hall early (d) random answer changes
35. 35.True or false: “units in each answer” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “question numbers right” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
39. 39.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
40. 40.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True

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