Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 740 · 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: “adding doodles” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave one reason when it asked for two. (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
4. 4.True or false: “all parts answered” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) labels on diagrams (c) rewriting neat pages (d) checking page 1 only
6. 6.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) checking page 1 only (c) leaving the hall early (d) reworking key sums
8. 8.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) leaving the hall early (b) all parts answered (c) units in each answer (d) spelling of key terms
9. 9.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
10. 10.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
11. 11.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it neat? (b) is it in pencil? (c) is it long? (d) does it make sense?
12. 12.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (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.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) spelling of key terms (c) staring at the ceiling (d) reworking key sums
16. 16.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) adding doodles (c) question numbers right (d) leaving the hall early
17. 17.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) staring at the ceiling (c) roll number written (d) rewriting neat pages
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) adding doodles (c) rewriting neat pages (d) spelling of key terms
19. 19.True or false: “roll number written” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) checking page 1 only (c) random answer changes (d) labels on diagrams
21. 21.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) skip it (b) add the answer back (c) guess again (d) do it the same way
23. 23.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
24. 24.True or false: “units in each answer” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) staring at the ceiling (c) checking page 1 only (d) units in each answer
26. 26.🔍 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 copying slip (d) a calculation slip
27. 27.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) labels on diagrams (b) rewriting neat pages (c) units in each answer (d) spelling of key terms
28. 28.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) rewriting neat pages (c) units in each answer (d) adding doodles
29. 29.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) staring at the ceiling (c) rewriting neat pages (d) random answer changes
31. 31.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) staring at the ceiling (c) labels on diagrams (d) spelling of key terms
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) question numbers right (c) spelling of key terms (d) random answer changes
34. 34.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) the hall’s colour (b) your name and roll no. (c) your friend’s page (d) the weather
36. 36.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
37. 37.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
39. 39.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) reworking key sums (b) rewriting neat pages (c) adding doodles (d) checking page 1 only
40. 40.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True

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