Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 762 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) question numbers right (c) leaving the hall early (d) reworking key sums
2. 2.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
3. 3.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
4. 4.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
5. 5.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
6. 6.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
7. 7.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) no, only with a reason (b) yes, change all (c) always change twice (d) yes, at random
8. 8.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave one reason when it asked for two. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
10. 10.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) the hall’s colour (b) your friend’s page (c) your name and roll no. (d) the weather
11. 11.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) staring at the ceiling (c) all parts answered (d) labels on diagrams
13. 13.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
14. 14.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) question numbers right (b) units in each answer (c) staring at the ceiling (d) all parts answered
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) adding doodles (c) roll number written (d) staring at the ceiling
16. 16.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
17. 17.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) roll number written (c) adding doodles (d) question numbers right
18. 18.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) roll number written (c) random answer changes (d) question numbers right
20. 20.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) question numbers right (b) rewriting neat pages (c) spelling of key terms (d) units in each answer
21. 21.True or false: “units in each answer” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it neat? (b) is it long? (c) is it in pencil? (d) does it make sense?
24. 24.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
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.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) labels on diagrams (b) random answer changes (c) rewriting neat pages (d) adding doodles
28. 28.True or false: “random answer changes” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 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 calculation slip (d) a missed part
31. 31.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “adding doodles” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) spelling of key terms (c) staring at the ceiling (d) rewriting neat pages
34. 34.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
35. 35.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
36. 36.True or false: “roll number written” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
38. 38.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) check your answers (c) sit and wait (d) chat with others
39. 39.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) reworking key sums (b) all parts answered (c) leaving the hall early (d) spelling of key terms
40. 40.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False

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