Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 686 · 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 get your test paper back. What first? (a) look at the mistakes (b) hide it (c) only see the mark (d) throw it away
2. 2.True or false: if you wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages, it is a misread question. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had never practised map questions. (a) a time problem (b) a careless slip (c) a concept gap (d) a misread question
4. 4.True or false: if you wrote the right answer in the wrong box, it is a time problem. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: never looking at it? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
6. 6.📝 In a test you lost 1 mark to careless slips, 1 to questions you ran out of time for and 8 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
7. 7.🔁 After the exam, should you discuss every answer with friends? (a) no, rest and move on (b) yes, for hours (c) yes, and worry (d) argue about each
8. 8.📝 In a test you lost 5 marks 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?
9. 9.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: praising your effort? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
10. 10.🔁 A low mark in one test means… (a) quit the subject (b) a chance to improve (c) the end of the year (d) you can never do it
11. 11.True or false: if you could not explain how a lever works, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.📝 In a test you lost 1 mark to careless slips, 3 to questions you ran out of time for and 4 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
13. 13.🔁 Where should you note your common mistakes? (a) nowhere (b) in your head only (c) a mistakes notebook (d) on your hand
14. 14.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: noting weak topics? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking about doubts (b) noting weak topics (c) redoing wrong sums (d) hiding the paper
16. 16.True or false: if you knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You could not explain how a lever works. (a) a time problem (b) a concept gap (c) a misread question (d) a careless slip
18. 18.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote the right answer in the wrong box. (a) a time problem (b) a careless slip (c) a misread question (d) a concept gap
19. 19.📝 You scored 80 out of 80 in a class test. What percentage is that?
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) comparing with friends (b) asking about doubts (c) listing your mistakes (d) redoing wrong sums
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) praising your effort (b) blaming the teacher (c) listing your mistakes (d) updating your plan
22. 22.True or false: if you had no time to finish the essay, it is a time problem. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.📝 In a test you lost 3 marks to careless slips, 2 to questions you ran out of time for and 8 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
24. 24.📝 You scored 25 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
25. 25.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: listing your mistakes? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
26. 26.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) praising your effort (c) listing your mistakes (d) hiding the paper
27. 27.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: blaming the teacher? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
28. 28.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question. (a) a careless slip (b) a concept gap (c) a misread question (d) a time problem
29. 29.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) blaming the teacher (b) listing your mistakes (c) noting weak topics (d) updating your plan
30. 30.📝 In a test you lost 4 marks to careless slips, 2 to questions you ran out of time for and 8 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
31. 31.📝 You scored 14 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
32. 32.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: giving up the subject? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
33. 33.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) noting weak topics (b) blaming the teacher (c) tearing up the paper (d) giving up the subject
34. 34.True or false: if you left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.📝 In a test you lost 5 marks to careless slips, 6 to questions you ran out of time for and 4 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
36. 36.🔍 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 concept gap (d) a time problem
37. 37.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) hiding the paper (b) redoing wrong sums (c) tearing up the paper (d) blaming the teacher
38. 38.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) never looking at it (b) praising your effort (c) hiding the paper (d) tearing up the paper
39. 39.True or false: if you did not know how to find an average, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) updating your plan (b) tearing up the paper (c) never looking at it (d) giving up the subject

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