Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 469 · 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.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) guess again (b) do it the same way (c) add the answer back (d) skip it
2. 2.True or false: “random answer changes” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) the hall’s colour (b) the weather (c) your name and roll no. (d) your friend’s page
4. 4.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
5. 5.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it long? (b) is it in pencil? (c) is it neat? (d) does it make sense?
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) random answer changes (c) adding doodles (d) all parts answered
7. 7.✅ 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
8. 8.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) reworking key sums (b) labels on diagrams (c) units in each answer (d) random answer changes
9. 9.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
10. 10.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
11. 11.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave the area as 20, not 20 cm². (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part
13. 13.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
14. 14.True or false: “question numbers right” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “units in each answer” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) checking page 1 only (c) spelling of key terms (d) leaving the hall early
19. 19.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
20. 20.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
22. 22.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
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.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) leaving the hall early (c) checking page 1 only (d) question numbers right
26. 26.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
27. 27.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
28. 28.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) checking page 1 only (c) leaving the hall early (d) units in each answer
30. 30.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) roll number written (b) rewriting neat pages (c) units in each answer (d) question numbers right
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) question numbers right (c) all parts answered (d) adding doodles
32. 32.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
33. 33.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
34. 34.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) reworking key sums (c) staring at the ceiling (d) random answer changes
35. 35.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) units in each answer (c) leaving the hall early (d) spelling of key terms
37. 37.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) staring at the ceiling (c) labels on diagrams (d) rewriting neat pages
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) reworking key sums (c) spelling of key terms (d) checking page 1 only
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) random answer changes (c) all parts answered (d) units in each answer
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) leaving the hall early (c) labels on diagrams (d) adding doodles

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