Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 496 · 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: spelling of key terms? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
2. 2.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
4. 4.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) add the answer back (b) do it the same way (c) skip it (d) guess again
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) leaving the hall early (c) rewriting neat pages (d) adding doodles
6. 6.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
7. 7.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) check your answers (b) chat with others (c) leave the hall (d) sit and wait
8. 8.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) rewriting neat pages (c) adding doodles (d) units in each answer
10. 10.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) adding doodles (c) spelling of key terms (d) checking page 1 only
12. 12.✅ 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
13. 13.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) labels on diagrams (b) units in each answer (c) question numbers right (d) leaving the hall early
16. 16.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) checking page 1 only (c) rewriting neat pages (d) units in each answer
17. 17.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) rewriting neat pages (c) random answer changes (d) reworking key sums
18. 18.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
19. 19.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) spelling of key terms (b) rewriting neat pages (c) random answer changes (d) leaving the hall early
22. 22.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) checking page 1 only (c) roll number written (d) random answer changes
23. 23.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it neat? (b) is it in pencil? (c) is it long? (d) does it make sense?
25. 25.True or false: “units in each answer” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
27. 27.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) spelling of key terms (c) labels on diagrams (d) checking page 1 only
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) labels on diagrams (c) rewriting neat pages (d) units in each answer
29. 29.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
30. 30.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) reworking key sums (c) labels on diagrams (d) random answer changes
35. 35.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) staring at the ceiling (c) spelling of key terms (d) reworking key sums
36. 36.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
37. 37.True or false: “units in each answer” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) staring at the ceiling (c) all parts answered (d) rewriting neat pages
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) staring at the ceiling (c) question numbers right (d) random answer changes
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) leaving the hall early (c) all parts answered (d) labels on diagrams

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