Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 370 · 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.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
2. 2.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) spelling of key terms (b) staring at the ceiling (c) roll number written (d) units in each answer
3. 3.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) add the answer back (b) skip it (c) do it the same way (d) guess again
4. 4.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) yes, change all (b) always change twice (c) no, only with a reason (d) yes, at random
5. 5.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
9. 9.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) units in each answer (c) rewriting neat pages (d) adding doodles
10. 10.True or false: “question numbers right” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) labels on diagrams (b) reworking key sums (c) all parts answered (d) rewriting neat pages
13. 13.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) your name and roll no. (b) the hall’s colour (c) your friend’s page (d) the weather
14. 14.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) spelling of key terms (b) question numbers right (c) units in each answer (d) random answer changes
15. 15.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave the area as 20, not 20 cm². (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
17. 17.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
18. 18.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) roll number written (b) labels on diagrams (c) spelling of key terms (d) rewriting neat pages
19. 19.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) leaving the hall early (c) adding doodles (d) roll number written
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) rewriting neat pages (c) labels on diagrams (d) adding doodles
21. 21.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
22. 22.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
23. 23.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) random answer changes (c) rewriting neat pages (d) all parts answered
25. 25.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
26. 26.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) units in each answer (c) rewriting neat pages (d) staring at the ceiling
28. 28.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) question numbers right (c) checking page 1 only (d) spelling of key terms
30. 30.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
31. 31.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) staring at the ceiling (c) spelling of key terms (d) units in each answer
33. 33.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “all parts answered” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “roll number written” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
40. 40.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False

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