Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 741 · 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: “units in each answer” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) chat with others (b) check your answers (c) sit and wait (d) leave the hall
3. 3.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) adding doodles (c) all parts answered (d) roll number written
4. 4.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
5. 5.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) units in each answer (c) reworking key sums (d) leaving the hall early
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.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
8. 8.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
9. 9.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
10. 10.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it long? (b) does it make sense? (c) is it neat? (d) is it in pencil?
11. 11.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) your friend’s page (b) your name and roll no. (c) the weather (d) the hall’s colour
12. 12.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) units in each answer (c) checking page 1 only (d) rewriting neat pages
13. 13.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) leaving the hall early (c) labels on diagrams (d) random answer changes
14. 14.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) random answer changes (b) roll number written (c) reworking key sums (d) labels on diagrams
16. 16.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) guess again (b) add the answer back (c) skip it (d) do it the same way
17. 17.True or false: “question numbers right” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) labels on diagrams (b) all parts answered (c) checking page 1 only (d) spelling of key terms
19. 19.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) rewriting neat pages (c) adding doodles (d) reworking key sums
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) leaving the hall early (c) reworking key sums (d) spelling of key terms
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) random answer changes (c) staring at the ceiling (d) labels on diagrams
24. 24.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
26. 26.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) reworking key sums (b) question numbers right (c) all parts answered (d) rewriting neat pages
30. 30.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
31. 31.True or false: “all parts answered” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) roll number written (c) leaving the hall early (d) staring at the ceiling
35. 35.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “random answer changes” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part
39. 39.✅ 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
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) labels on diagrams (c) random answer changes (d) units in each answer

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