Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 749 · 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.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
2. 2.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) chat with others (b) leave the hall (c) sit and wait (d) check your answers
3. 3.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
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.✅ 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
7. 7.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave one reason when it asked for two. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) staring at the ceiling (c) leaving the hall early (d) reworking key sums
10. 10.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) all parts answered (c) checking page 1 only (d) leaving the hall early
12. 12.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
14. 14.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it in pencil? (b) is it long? (c) does it make sense? (d) is it neat?
15. 15.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
16. 16.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
19. 19.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
20. 20.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) units in each answer (c) checking page 1 only (d) rewriting neat pages
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) spelling of key terms (c) adding doodles (d) question numbers right
22. 22.True or false: “all parts answered” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) leaving the hall early (c) roll number written (d) rewriting neat pages
25. 25.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) checking page 1 only (b) units in each answer (c) reworking key sums (d) question numbers right
26. 26.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
28. 28.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) yes, at random (b) yes, change all (c) always change twice (d) no, only with a reason
29. 29.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
31. 31.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
32. 32.True or false: “units in each answer” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave the area as 20, not 20 cm². (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
34. 34.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
35. 35.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) add the answer back (b) do it the same way (c) skip it (d) guess again
36. 36.True or false: “roll number written” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) roll number written (c) leaving the hall early (d) adding doodles
38. 38.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) checking page 1 only (c) adding doodles (d) all parts answered
39. 39.🔍 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
40. 40.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True

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