Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 742 · 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) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
4. 4.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) staring at the ceiling (c) all parts answered (d) leaving the hall early
7. 7.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) spelling of key terms (c) units in each answer (d) random answer changes
9. 9.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) yes, change all (b) always change twice (c) yes, at random (d) no, only with a reason
10. 10.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
13. 13.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) check your answers (b) chat with others (c) sit and wait (d) leave the hall
14. 14.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part
15. 15.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) labels on diagrams (c) question numbers right (d) staring at the ceiling
17. 17.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) labels on diagrams (c) rewriting neat pages (d) checking page 1 only
19. 19.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) random answer changes (b) question numbers right (c) units in each answer (d) roll number written
20. 20.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) random answer changes (c) units in each answer (d) rewriting neat pages
21. 21.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) leaving the hall early (c) rewriting neat pages (d) random answer changes
23. 23.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) question numbers right (b) reworking key sums (c) all parts answered (d) leaving the hall early
24. 24.True or false: “roll number written” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
26. 26.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
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.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
29. 29.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.✅ 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
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) spelling of key terms (c) staring at the ceiling (d) adding doodles
33. 33.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) adding doodles (c) checking page 1 only (d) spelling of key terms
34. 34.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) checking page 1 only (c) labels on diagrams (d) leaving the hall early
35. 35.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
37. 37.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave the area as 20, not 20 cm². (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
38. 38.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) spelling of key terms (b) all parts answered (c) rewriting neat pages (d) reworking key sums
40. 40.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) staring at the ceiling (c) roll number written (d) leaving the hall early

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