Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 421 · 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 wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
2. 2.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
3. 3.✅ 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
4. 4.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.✅ 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
6. 6.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) check your answers (b) sit and wait (c) leave the hall (d) chat with others
8. 8.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) the weather (b) your name and roll no. (c) your friend’s page (d) the hall’s colour
9. 9.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part
10. 10.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
11. 11.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it in pencil? (b) is it neat? (c) is it long? (d) does it make sense?
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) labels on diagrams (b) rewriting neat pages (c) staring at the ceiling (d) checking page 1 only
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.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part
15. 15.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) reworking key sums (b) all parts answered (c) checking page 1 only (d) spelling of key terms
17. 17.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
18. 18.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) labels on diagrams (b) spelling of key terms (c) random answer changes (d) reworking key sums
19. 19.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
20. 20.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “random answer changes” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) all parts answered (c) adding doodles (d) rewriting neat pages
24. 24.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
27. 27.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
28. 28.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
29. 29.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) reworking key sums (b) labels on diagrams (c) units in each answer (d) rewriting neat pages
30. 30.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
31. 31.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
32. 32.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
35. 35.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) labels on diagrams (c) leaving the hall early (d) random answer changes
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) all parts answered (c) labels on diagrams (d) spelling of key terms
37. 37.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave one reason when it asked for two. (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part
38. 38.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
39. 39.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit

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