Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 743 · 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: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.✅ 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
3. 3.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
4. 4.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) does it make sense? (b) is it long? (c) is it in pencil? (d) is it neat?
5. 5.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) leaving the hall early (c) random answer changes (d) rewriting neat pages
8. 8.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) yes, at random (b) always change twice (c) no, only with a reason (d) yes, change all
9. 9.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part
10. 10.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
11. 11.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
12. 12.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
13. 13.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
14. 14.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) labels on diagrams (c) roll number written (d) staring at the ceiling
16. 16.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) checking page 1 only (b) units in each answer (c) labels on diagrams (d) question numbers right
17. 17.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
18. 18.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) roll number written (b) labels on diagrams (c) all parts answered (d) rewriting neat pages
19. 19.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) roll number written (c) checking page 1 only (d) leaving the hall early
21. 21.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) question numbers right (b) staring at the ceiling (c) random answer changes (d) leaving the hall early
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) question numbers right (c) roll number written (d) spelling of key terms
23. 23.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) guess again (b) skip it (c) do it the same way (d) add the answer back
24. 24.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) sit and wait (b) leave the hall (c) chat with others (d) check your answers
25. 25.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
27. 27.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
28. 28.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) rewriting neat pages (c) all parts answered (d) adding doodles
30. 30.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) random answer changes (c) roll number written (d) rewriting neat pages
31. 31.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) units in each answer (c) rewriting neat pages (d) roll number written
33. 33.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) random answer changes (b) spelling of key terms (c) roll number written (d) labels on diagrams
34. 34.🔍 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
35. 35.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) labels on diagrams (b) leaving the hall early (c) rewriting neat pages (d) random answer changes
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) all parts answered (c) labels on diagrams (d) staring at the ceiling
39. 39.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
40. 40.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False

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