Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 760 · 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.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “roll number written” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) checking page 1 only (c) all parts answered (d) leaving the hall early
7. 7.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) rewriting neat pages (c) random answer changes (d) spelling of key terms
8. 8.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) reworking key sums (c) all parts answered (d) units in each answer
10. 10.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) adding doodles (c) checking page 1 only (d) units in each answer
12. 12.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) reworking key sums (c) checking page 1 only (d) leaving the hall early
13. 13.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) roll number written (c) checking page 1 only (d) staring at the ceiling
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) spelling of key terms (c) random answer changes (d) all parts answered
15. 15.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it in pencil? (b) does it make sense? (c) is it neat? (d) is it long?
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) reworking key sums (c) staring at the ceiling (d) all parts answered
17. 17.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) sit and wait (c) chat with others (d) check your answers
18. 18.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
19. 19.True or false: “question numbers right” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) adding doodles (b) all parts answered (c) labels on diagrams (d) question numbers right
21. 21.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
22. 22.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) roll number written (b) spelling of key terms (c) random answer changes (d) question numbers right
23. 23.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
24. 24.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part
25. 25.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
26. 26.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
28. 28.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “roll number written” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) rewriting neat pages (c) units in each answer (d) staring at the ceiling
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) spelling of key terms (c) roll number written (d) all parts answered
32. 32.True or false: “adding doodles” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “adding doodles” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
35. 35.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) roll number written (c) all parts answered (d) labels on diagrams
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) reworking key sums (c) spelling of key terms (d) labels on diagrams
37. 37.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
40. 40.True or false: “all parts answered” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False

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