Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 734 · 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: “rewriting neat pages” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) the weather (b) your friend’s page (c) your name and roll no. (d) the hall’s colour
3. 3.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) leaving the hall early (c) rewriting neat pages (d) roll number written
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) checking page 1 only (c) adding doodles (d) all parts answered
6. 6.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
7. 7.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) sit and wait (b) chat with others (c) leave the hall (d) check your answers
8. 8.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
9. 9.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
10. 10.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) spelling of key terms (b) adding doodles (c) all parts answered (d) reworking key sums
11. 11.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
13. 13.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) adding doodles (c) all parts answered (d) spelling of key terms
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) adding doodles (c) checking page 1 only (d) spelling of key terms
16. 16.True or false: “roll number written” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
18. 18.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) does it make sense? (b) is it in pencil? (c) is it long? (d) is it neat?
22. 22.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) random answer changes (c) adding doodles (d) units in each answer
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) labels on diagrams (c) random answer changes (d) roll number written
25. 25.True or false: “question numbers right” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “roll number written” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
28. 28.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave one reason when it asked for two. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
29. 29.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
30. 30.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
31. 31.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
32. 32.True or false: “question numbers right” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
34. 34.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) question numbers right (c) reworking key sums (d) rewriting neat pages
36. 36.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
38. 38.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) rewriting neat pages (c) all parts answered (d) leaving the hall early
39. 39.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip

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