Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 818 · 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: “roll number written” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) the hall’s colour (b) your friend’s page (c) the weather (d) your name and roll no.
4. 4.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) checking page 1 only (c) spelling of key terms (d) staring at the ceiling
5. 5.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) guess again (b) skip it (c) do it the same way (d) add the answer back
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.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) roll number written (c) checking page 1 only (d) random answer changes
8. 8.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) yes, change all (b) no, only with a reason (c) yes, at random (d) always change twice
9. 9.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) question numbers right (c) all parts answered (d) spelling of key terms
12. 12.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
13. 13.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave one reason when it asked for two. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
14. 14.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
15. 15.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) reworking key sums (b) checking page 1 only (c) roll number written (d) all parts answered
16. 16.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
17. 17.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) check your answers (b) chat with others (c) sit and wait (d) leave the hall
18. 18.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) reworking key sums (c) labels on diagrams (d) random answer changes
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) spelling of key terms (c) checking page 1 only (d) all parts answered
20. 20.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) spelling of key terms (b) reworking key sums (c) leaving the hall early (d) question numbers right
22. 22.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
23. 23.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) random answer changes (c) checking page 1 only (d) units in each answer
26. 26.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) leaving the hall early (c) labels on diagrams (d) rewriting neat pages
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) rewriting neat pages (c) staring at the ceiling (d) reworking key sums
28. 28.True or false: “random answer changes” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) question numbers right (b) staring at the ceiling (c) units in each answer (d) reworking key sums
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) rewriting neat pages (c) all parts answered (d) question numbers right
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) reworking key sums (c) spelling of key terms (d) random answer changes
32. 32.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) rewriting neat pages (c) question numbers right (d) adding doodles
34. 34.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) units in each answer (b) checking page 1 only (c) leaving the hall early (d) random answer changes
35. 35.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
36. 36.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
37. 37.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
38. 38.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
39. 39.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True

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