Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 727 · 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: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) does it make sense? (b) is it neat? (c) is it long? (d) is it in pencil?
3. 3.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) adding doodles (c) rewriting neat pages (d) staring at the ceiling
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) leaving the hall early (c) staring at the ceiling (d) rewriting neat pages
6. 6.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) the weather (b) your name and roll no. (c) your friend’s page (d) the hall’s colour
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) rewriting neat pages (c) reworking key sums (d) units in each answer
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) roll number written (c) adding doodles (d) question numbers right
9. 9.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) checking page 1 only (c) leaving the hall early (d) units in each answer
10. 10.True or false: “units in each answer” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) spelling of key terms (c) units in each answer (d) random answer changes
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) leaving the hall early (c) reworking key sums (d) random answer changes
13. 13.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
14. 14.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) labels on diagrams (b) roll number written (c) checking page 1 only (d) all parts answered
16. 16.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) chat with others (b) leave the hall (c) check your answers (d) sit and wait
17. 17.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) checking page 1 only (c) spelling of key terms (d) all parts answered
19. 19.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) question numbers right (c) roll number written (d) spelling of key terms
21. 21.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
22. 22.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
24. 24.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) leaving the hall early (b) question numbers right (c) roll number written (d) labels on diagrams
25. 25.🔍 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 missed part (d) a missing unit
26. 26.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
27. 27.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) adding doodles (b) reworking key sums (c) units in each answer (d) roll number written
28. 28.True or false: “all parts answered” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) random answer changes (c) adding doodles (d) labels on diagrams
30. 30.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) guess again (b) skip it (c) add the answer back (d) do it the same way
31. 31.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) question numbers right (b) reworking key sums (c) units in each answer (d) random answer changes
36. 36.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) rewriting neat pages (c) question numbers right (d) leaving the hall early
39. 39.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False

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