Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 745 · 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: “question numbers right” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) skip it (b) do it the same way (c) guess again (d) add the answer back
3. 3.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it long? (b) is it in pencil? (c) is it neat? (d) does it make sense?
5. 5.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) roll number written (c) random answer changes (d) labels on diagrams
7. 7.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) your friend’s page (b) the weather (c) the hall’s colour (d) your name and roll no.
8. 8.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
9. 9.True or false: “adding doodles” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
12. 12.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) leaving the hall early (b) question numbers right (c) roll number written (d) units in each answer
14. 14.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
15. 15.True or false: “adding doodles” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) checking page 1 only (c) adding doodles (d) units in each answer
17. 17.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
18. 18.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
20. 20.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) random answer changes (c) leaving the hall early (d) roll number written
22. 22.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave one reason when it asked for two. (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
23. 23.True or false: “roll number written” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) chat with others (c) sit and wait (d) check your answers
25. 25.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) spelling of key terms (b) roll number written (c) reworking key sums (d) adding doodles
26. 26.🔍 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
27. 27.True or false: “units in each answer” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
29. 29.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
30. 30.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) all parts answered (c) checking page 1 only (d) leaving the hall early
31. 31.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) question numbers right (c) roll number written (d) leaving the hall early
33. 33.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
35. 35.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) units in each answer (c) all parts answered (d) spelling of key terms
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) roll number written (c) rewriting neat pages (d) staring at the ceiling
38. 38.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) question numbers right (c) spelling of key terms (d) units in each answer
39. 39.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True

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