Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 274 · 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: “units in each answer” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) staring at the ceiling (c) question numbers right (d) spelling of key terms
3. 3.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) the hall’s colour (b) the weather (c) your friend’s page (d) your name and roll no.
5. 5.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) reworking key sums (c) staring at the ceiling (d) random answer changes
7. 7.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) skip it (b) do it the same way (c) add the answer back (d) guess again
8. 8.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
9. 9.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) yes, at random (b) always change twice (c) yes, change all (d) no, only with a reason
10. 10.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
11. 11.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
12. 12.True or false: “all parts answered” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) spelling of key terms (b) units in each answer (c) reworking key sums (d) leaving the hall early
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) random answer changes (c) rewriting neat pages (d) adding doodles
16. 16.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
17. 17.True or false: “roll number written” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “units in each answer” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) spelling of key terms (c) leaving the hall early (d) rewriting neat pages
21. 21.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) rewriting neat pages (c) adding doodles (d) reworking key sums
22. 22.🔍 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
23. 23.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
24. 24.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) question numbers right (c) checking page 1 only (d) roll number written
26. 26.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part
27. 27.🔍 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
28. 28.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it long? (b) is it in pencil? (c) does it make sense? (d) is it neat?
29. 29.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) all parts answered (c) reworking key sums (d) roll number written
30. 30.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
32. 32.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) units in each answer (b) rewriting neat pages (c) leaving the hall early (d) random answer changes
34. 34.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) check your answers (c) chat with others (d) sit and wait
35. 35.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) labels on diagrams (b) checking page 1 only (c) adding doodles (d) leaving the hall early
36. 36.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
37. 37.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) leaving the hall early (c) all parts answered (d) checking page 1 only
38. 38.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “random answer changes” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False

Free exam preparation lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/exam-preparation-tips