Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 736 · 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: “leaving the hall early” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: “roll number written” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “all parts answered” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) guess again (b) do it the same way (c) add the answer back (d) skip it
6. 6.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave the area as 20, not 20 cm². (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part
7. 7.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “question numbers right” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) chat with others (b) leave the hall (c) sit and wait (d) check your answers
11. 11.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
12. 12.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
13. 13.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) staring at the ceiling (c) random answer changes (d) labels on diagrams
15. 15.True or false: “question numbers right” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) roll number written (b) spelling of key terms (c) checking page 1 only (d) labels on diagrams
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) all parts answered (c) rewriting neat pages (d) units in each answer
18. 18.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) reworking key sums (c) spelling of key terms (d) adding doodles
19. 19.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) checking page 1 only (c) spelling of key terms (d) random answer changes
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) staring at the ceiling (c) rewriting neat pages (d) reworking key sums
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) labels on diagrams (b) all parts answered (c) leaving the hall early (d) question numbers right
22. 22.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
24. 24.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) your friend’s page (b) the hall’s colour (c) the weather (d) your name and roll no.
26. 26.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) leaving the hall early (b) units in each answer (c) question numbers right (d) roll number written
27. 27.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) does it make sense? (b) is it long? (c) is it neat? (d) is it in pencil?
28. 28.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) always change twice (b) yes, change all (c) no, only with a reason (d) yes, at random
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) labels on diagrams (b) adding doodles (c) all parts answered (d) question numbers right
34. 34.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
35. 35.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
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 the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) random answer changes (c) adding doodles (d) all parts answered
39. 39.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
40. 40.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip

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