Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 726 · 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 skipped a question on the back page. (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
2. 2.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) leaving the hall early (c) labels on diagrams (d) rewriting neat pages
3. 3.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
4. 4.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) roll number written (b) reworking key sums (c) units in each answer (d) rewriting neat pages
7. 7.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) question numbers right (b) labels on diagrams (c) units in each answer (d) leaving the hall early
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) units in each answer (c) staring at the ceiling (d) roll number written
9. 9.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
11. 11.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave one reason when it asked for two. (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
12. 12.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
13. 13.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
14. 14.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) always change twice (b) yes, at random (c) yes, change all (d) no, only with a reason
15. 15.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) rewriting neat pages (c) leaving the hall early (d) question numbers right
17. 17.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) sit and wait (b) leave the hall (c) check your answers (d) chat with others
18. 18.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
19. 19.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) reworking key sums (b) adding doodles (c) rewriting neat pages (d) random answer changes
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) rewriting neat pages (c) roll number written (d) adding doodles
22. 22.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) skip it (b) add the answer back (c) do it the same way (d) guess again
23. 23.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) roll number written (c) all parts answered (d) reworking key sums
25. 25.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.✅ 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
27. 27.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
28. 28.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) reworking key sums (c) roll number written (d) adding doodles
31. 31.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) leaving the hall early (c) staring at the ceiling (d) roll number written
35. 35.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) all parts answered (b) rewriting neat pages (c) adding doodles (d) checking page 1 only
36. 36.True or false: “all parts answered” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
40. 40.True or false: “question numbers right” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False

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