Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 737 · 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 poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
4. 4.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) do it the same way (b) guess again (c) skip it (d) add the answer back
7. 7.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
8. 8.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it in pencil? (b) does it make sense? (c) is it neat? (d) is it long?
9. 9.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) labels on diagrams (b) roll number written (c) staring at the ceiling (d) spelling of key terms
11. 11.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
12. 12.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
13. 13.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) spelling of key terms (c) staring at the ceiling (d) random answer changes
16. 16.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) leaving the hall early (b) spelling of key terms (c) reworking key sums (d) roll number written
18. 18.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
19. 19.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
20. 20.True or false: “random answer changes” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
22. 22.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) all parts answered (c) roll number written (d) rewriting neat pages
24. 24.True or false: “question numbers right” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
26. 26.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) chat with others (b) leave the hall (c) sit and wait (d) check your answers
27. 27.True or false: “roll number written” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “adding doodles” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) roll number written (b) leaving the hall early (c) checking page 1 only (d) random answer changes
31. 31.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
32. 32.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) checking page 1 only (c) staring at the ceiling (d) reworking key sums
33. 33.True or false: “units in each answer” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) leaving the hall early (c) rewriting neat pages (d) question numbers right
35. 35.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
36. 36.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) yes, change all (b) no, only with a reason (c) yes, at random (d) always change twice
37. 37.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
38. 38.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) units in each answer (c) rewriting neat pages (d) random answer changes
39. 39.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True

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