Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 868 · 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.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave the area as 20, not 20 cm². (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
2. 2.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
3. 3.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
4. 4.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
5. 5.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) yes, at random (b) yes, change all (c) always change twice (d) no, only with a reason
7. 7.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) spelling of key terms (c) random answer changes (d) checking page 1 only
9. 9.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) all parts answered (c) reworking key sums (d) spelling of key terms
13. 13.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) skip it (b) guess again (c) do it the same way (d) add the answer back
15. 15.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) leaving the hall early (c) all parts answered (d) question numbers right
17. 17.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) rewriting neat pages (c) adding doodles (d) reworking key sums
19. 19.True or false: “question numbers right” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave one reason when it asked for two. (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
21. 21.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) staring at the ceiling (c) roll number written (d) all parts answered
23. 23.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
24. 24.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) labels on diagrams (c) units in each answer (d) random answer changes
26. 26.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) check your answers (b) leave the hall (c) sit and wait (d) chat with others
28. 28.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
30. 30.True or false: “question numbers right” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
32. 32.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
33. 33.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
35. 35.✅ 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?
36. 36.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
38. 38.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
39. 39.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
40. 40.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) rewriting neat pages (c) leaving the hall early (d) question numbers right

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