Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 733 · 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: “question numbers right” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
3. 3.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) adding doodles (c) random answer changes (d) units in each answer
5. 5.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it long? (b) is it neat? (c) is it in pencil? (d) does it make sense?
6. 6.True or false: “all parts answered” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) units in each answer (c) all parts answered (d) question numbers right
8. 8.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave the area as 20, not 20 cm². (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
9. 9.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “units in each answer” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) always change twice (b) yes, at random (c) no, only with a reason (d) yes, change all
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) random answer changes (c) reworking key sums (d) adding doodles
13. 13.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (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) leaving the hall early (b) labels on diagrams (c) rewriting neat pages (d) staring at the ceiling
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) leaving the hall early (c) roll number written (d) staring at the ceiling
16. 16.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
17. 17.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) all parts answered (c) labels on diagrams (d) units in each answer
19. 19.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) checking page 1 only (b) all parts answered (c) reworking key sums (d) question numbers right
20. 20.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) chat with others (b) check your answers (c) sit and wait (d) leave the hall
23. 23.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) random answer changes (c) staring at the ceiling (d) reworking key sums
26. 26.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) rewriting neat pages (c) all parts answered (d) staring at the ceiling
28. 28.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
30. 30.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) checking page 1 only (c) question numbers right (d) random answer changes
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) reworking key sums (c) spelling of key terms (d) all parts answered
32. 32.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) roll number written (b) all parts answered (c) question numbers right (d) adding doodles
33. 33.🔍 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 missing unit (d) a calculation slip
34. 34.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) units in each answer (c) adding doodles (d) leaving the hall early
35. 35.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
38. 38.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) the hall’s colour (b) your friend’s page (c) your name and roll no. (d) the weather
39. 39.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time

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