Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 763 · 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 of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) rewriting neat pages (c) all parts answered (d) checking page 1 only
2. 2.True or false: “roll number written” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) labels on diagrams (c) random answer changes (d) question numbers right
4. 4.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
5. 5.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) random answer changes (c) leaving the hall early (d) labels on diagrams
6. 6.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) all parts answered (c) labels on diagrams (d) adding doodles
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) staring at the ceiling (c) rewriting neat pages (d) adding doodles
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) leaving the hall early (c) random answer changes (d) units in each answer
9. 9.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it neat? (b) is it in pencil? (c) does it make sense? (d) is it long?
10. 10.✅ 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.
11. 11.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
12. 12.🔍 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
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) checking page 1 only (c) all parts answered (d) random answer changes
14. 14.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
15. 15.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
16. 16.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) spelling of key terms (c) question numbers right (d) roll number written
19. 19.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) sit and wait (b) chat with others (c) leave the hall (d) check your answers
20. 20.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
21. 21.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) yes, change all (b) no, only with a reason (c) always change twice (d) yes, at random
22. 22.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
24. 24.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) reworking key sums (b) all parts answered (c) units in each answer (d) checking page 1 only
25. 25.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
26. 26.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
27. 27.True or false: “all parts answered” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
29. 29.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
30. 30.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) roll number written (c) random answer changes (d) spelling of key terms
34. 34.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) reworking key sums (b) all parts answered (c) spelling of key terms (d) staring at the ceiling
36. 36.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
37. 37.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
38. 38.True or false: “roll number written” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) staring at the ceiling (c) checking page 1 only (d) question numbers right

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