Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 650 · 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.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) adding doodles (c) all parts answered (d) rewriting neat pages
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) checking page 1 only (c) roll number written (d) adding doodles
3. 3.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) skip it (b) add the answer back (c) do it the same way (d) guess again
4. 4.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
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: “labels on diagrams” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
10. 10.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it long? (b) does it make sense? (c) is it neat? (d) is it in pencil?
11. 11.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
13. 13.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) roll number written (b) rewriting neat pages (c) random answer changes (d) staring at the ceiling
14. 14.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) reworking key sums (c) question numbers right (d) adding doodles
16. 16.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) random answer changes (c) adding doodles (d) spelling of key terms
18. 18.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
19. 19.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) question numbers right (c) staring at the ceiling (d) leaving the hall early
20. 20.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
21. 21.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) all parts answered (c) labels on diagrams (d) checking page 1 only
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) staring at the ceiling (c) rewriting neat pages (d) random answer changes
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) reworking key sums (c) all parts answered (d) adding doodles
25. 25.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
27. 27.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) roll number written (b) labels on diagrams (c) staring at the ceiling (d) question numbers right
28. 28.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) always change twice (b) yes, at random (c) no, only with a reason (d) yes, change all
30. 30.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave the area as 20, not 20 cm². (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
31. 31.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) units in each answer (c) rewriting neat pages (d) reworking key sums
32. 32.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) chat with others (b) check your answers (c) sit and wait (d) leave the hall
33. 33.🔍 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 copying slip (d) a missed part
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) adding doodles (c) staring at the ceiling (d) question numbers right
35. 35.True or false: “all parts answered” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.✅ 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
38. 38.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
39. 39.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) spelling of key terms (c) leaving the hall early (d) labels on diagrams
40. 40.True or false: “question numbers right” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False

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