Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 847 · 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 poor use of checking time? (a) spelling of key terms (b) all parts answered (c) leaving the hall early (d) question numbers right
2. 2.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
4. 4.True or false: “random answer changes” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: “question numbers right” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) question numbers right (b) rewriting neat pages (c) random answer changes (d) adding doodles
7. 7.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) no, only with a reason (b) always change twice (c) yes, at random (d) yes, change all
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) labels on diagrams (b) random answer changes (c) roll number written (d) units in each answer
10. 10.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
11. 11.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
12. 12.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
13. 13.True or false: “all parts answered” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) do it the same way (b) guess again (c) add the answer back (d) skip it
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) leaving the hall early (c) spelling of key terms (d) labels on diagrams
16. 16.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
17. 17.True or false: “units in each answer” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
20. 20.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
21. 21.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) the hall’s colour (b) your friend’s page (c) your name and roll no. (d) the weather
22. 22.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) labels on diagrams (c) adding doodles (d) random answer changes
24. 24.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) does it make sense? (b) is it in pencil? (c) is it long? (d) is it neat?
25. 25.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) all parts answered (c) labels on diagrams (d) reworking key sums
27. 27.True or false: “roll number written” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
30. 30.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
33. 33.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
34. 34.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) random answer changes (c) staring at the ceiling (d) roll number written
37. 37.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) sit and wait (b) chat with others (c) check your answers (d) leave the hall
38. 38.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) labels on diagrams (c) rewriting neat pages (d) reworking key sums
39. 39.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) checking page 1 only (b) units in each answer (c) spelling of key terms (d) reworking key sums
40. 40.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part

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