Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 732 · 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: “roll number written” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
3. 3.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
4. 4.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) rewriting neat pages (c) spelling of key terms (d) roll number written
6. 6.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) rewriting neat pages (c) question numbers right (d) random answer changes
7. 7.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) roll number written (b) staring at the ceiling (c) leaving the hall early (d) random answer changes
9. 9.True or false: “units in each answer” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
11. 11.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) units in each answer (b) leaving the hall early (c) staring at the ceiling (d) checking page 1 only
12. 12.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) units in each answer (c) adding doodles (d) question numbers right
14. 14.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it long? (b) is it in pencil? (c) does it make sense? (d) is it neat?
15. 15.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
16. 16.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
17. 17.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) reworking key sums (c) question numbers right (d) rewriting neat pages
18. 18.True or false: “adding doodles” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) units in each answer (c) spelling of key terms (d) leaving the hall early
23. 23.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) chat with others (b) sit and wait (c) leave the hall (d) check your answers
24. 24.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) add the answer back (b) skip it (c) do it the same way (d) guess again
26. 26.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) labels on diagrams (c) checking page 1 only (d) adding doodles
28. 28.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
29. 29.🔍 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 copying slip (d) a missed part
30. 30.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) labels on diagrams (c) roll number written (d) staring at the ceiling
32. 32.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) checking page 1 only (c) rewriting neat pages (d) leaving the hall early
34. 34.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) your name and roll no. (b) the hall’s colour (c) your friend’s page (d) the weather
35. 35.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) units in each answer (c) rewriting neat pages (d) checking page 1 only
37. 37.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False

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