Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 205 · 40 questions

Study tip (Every mistake is a map): Concept gap → relearn and practise; careless slip → add it to your checking list; time problem → plan minutes per mark; misread question → circle key words. Helpful steps: listing your mistakes, redoing wrong sums, asking about doubts, noting weak topics, updating your plan. Unhelpful: hiding the paper, blaming the teacher, giving up the subject. Score as a percentage = marks ÷ total × 100 (26 out of 50 → 52%).

1. 1.📝 In a test you lost 2 marks to careless slips, 4 to questions you ran out of time for and 1 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
2. 2.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) tearing up the paper (c) blaming the teacher (d) giving up the subject
3. 3.True or false: if you wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.📝 In a test you lost 2 marks to careless slips, 2 to questions you ran out of time for and 6 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
5. 5.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: praising your effort? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up the subject (b) listing your mistakes (c) asking about doubts (d) praising your effort
7. 7.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages. (a) a concept gap (b) a misread question (c) a time problem (d) a careless slip
8. 8.True or false: if you wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.📝 You scored 42 out of 50 in a class test. What percentage is that?
10. 10.🔁 A low mark in one test means… (a) quit the subject (b) you can never do it (c) the end of the year (d) a chance to improve
11. 11.📝 In a test you lost 6 marks to careless slips, 3 to questions you ran out of time for and 1 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
12. 12.📝 In a test you lost 1 mark to careless slips, 3 to questions you ran out of time for and 7 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
13. 13.True or false: if you gave three points when it asked for five, it is a misread question. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) updating your plan (c) listing your mistakes (d) comparing with friends
15. 15.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: tearing up the paper? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
16. 16.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You gave three points when it asked for five. (a) a concept gap (b) a careless slip (c) a misread question (d) a time problem
17. 17.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You forgot to carry the 1 in an addition. (a) a careless slip (b) a time problem (c) a misread question (d) a concept gap
18. 18.📝 You scored 40 out of 40 in a class test. What percentage is that?
19. 19.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question. (a) a concept gap (b) a careless slip (c) a time problem (d) a misread question
20. 20.True or false: if you did not know how to find an average, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) hiding the paper (b) blaming the teacher (c) giving up the subject (d) noting weak topics
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) updating your plan (b) tearing up the paper (c) giving up the subject (d) blaming the teacher
23. 23.📝 You scored 37 out of 50 in a class test. What percentage is that?
24. 24.🔁 Why redo the questions you got wrong? (a) to waste time (b) to fix the gap (c) to copy answers (d) to change the mark
25. 25.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: giving up the subject? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the paper (b) redoing wrong sums (c) tearing up the paper (d) never looking at it
27. 27.🔁 You keep losing marks for missing units. What helps? (a) skipping numbers (b) writing faster (c) hoping for luck (d) a unit check at the end
28. 28.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) hiding the paper (b) asking about doubts (c) giving up the subject (d) tearing up the paper
29. 29.📝 In a test you lost 6 marks to careless slips, 1 to questions you ran out of time for and 7 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
30. 30.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had never practised map questions. (a) a concept gap (b) a careless slip (c) a misread question (d) a time problem
31. 31.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes. (a) a careless slip (b) a concept gap (c) a misread question (d) a time problem
32. 32.True or false: if you could not explain how a lever works, it is a misread question. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.📝 You scored 14 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) asking about doubts (c) never looking at it (d) updating your plan
35. 35.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) noting weak topics (b) giving up the subject (c) redoing wrong sums (d) asking about doubts
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) updating your plan (b) listing your mistakes (c) noting weak topics (d) tearing up the paper
37. 37.🔁 You get your test paper back. What first? (a) only see the mark (b) hide it (c) throw it away (d) look at the mistakes
38. 38.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: comparing with friends? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
39. 39.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You did not know how to find an average. (a) a time problem (b) a careless slip (c) a misread question (d) a concept gap
40. 40.True or false: if you spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question, it is a misread question. (a) True (b) False

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