Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 340 · 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.📝 You scored 15 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
2. 2.🔁 A low mark in one test means… (a) a chance to improve (b) you can never do it (c) the end of the year (d) quit the subject
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) praising your effort (b) hiding the paper (c) tearing up the paper (d) blaming the teacher
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) listing your mistakes (c) tearing up the paper (d) updating your plan
5. 5.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote the right answer in the wrong box. (a) a careless slip (b) a concept gap (c) a misread question (d) a time problem
6. 6.📝 You scored 56 out of 80 in a class test. What percentage is that?
7. 7.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out. (a) a misread question (b) a careless slip (c) a time problem (d) a concept gap
8. 8.True or false: if you could not explain how a lever works, it is a misread question. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.📝 You scored 9 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
10. 10.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had never practised map questions. (a) a concept gap (b) a careless slip (c) a time problem (d) a misread question
11. 11.🔁 After the exam, should you discuss every answer with friends? (a) argue about each (b) yes, and worry (c) no, rest and move on (d) yes, for hours
12. 12.📝 You scored 24 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
13. 13.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) never looking at it (b) tearing up the paper (c) listing your mistakes (d) comparing with friends
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tearing up the paper (b) giving up the subject (c) blaming the teacher (d) updating your plan
15. 15.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) praising your effort (b) blaming the teacher (c) listing your mistakes (d) redoing wrong sums
16. 16.True or false: if you had no time to finish the essay, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) comparing with friends (b) noting weak topics (c) asking about doubts (d) listing your mistakes
18. 18.🔁 Why redo the questions you got wrong? (a) to waste time (b) to change the mark (c) to fix the gap (d) to copy answers
19. 19.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) tearing up the paper (b) noting weak topics (c) hiding the paper (d) comparing with friends
20. 20.📝 You scored 20 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
21. 21.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: giving up the subject? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
22. 22.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) giving up the subject (b) comparing with friends (c) praising your effort (d) never looking at it
23. 23.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: listing your mistakes? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
24. 24.True or false: if you spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question, it is a misread question. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming the teacher (b) comparing with friends (c) listing your mistakes (d) tearing up the paper
26. 26.True or false: if you spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question, it is a time problem. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: if you left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: if you wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: updating your plan? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
30. 30.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: tearing up the paper? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
31. 31.True or false: if you knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48, it is a misread question. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.📝 In a test you lost 6 marks to careless slips, 4 to questions you ran out of time for and 8 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking about doubts (b) comparing with friends (c) praising your effort (d) noting weak topics
34. 34.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had no time to finish the essay. (a) a misread question (b) a careless slip (c) a concept gap (d) a time problem
35. 35.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: hiding the paper? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming the teacher (b) praising your effort (c) redoing wrong sums (d) asking about doubts
37. 37.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You could not explain how a lever works. (a) a time problem (b) a careless slip (c) a concept gap (d) a misread question
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) praising your effort (b) hiding the paper (c) redoing wrong sums (d) asking about doubts
39. 39.🔁 You get your test paper back. What first? (a) hide it (b) look at the mistakes (c) throw it away (d) only see the mark
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never looking at it (b) redoing wrong sums (c) giving up the subject (d) comparing with friends

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