Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 77 · 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.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages. (a) a time problem (b) a misread question (c) a careless slip (d) a concept gap
2. 2.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had no time to finish the essay. (a) a time problem (b) a concept gap (c) a misread question (d) a careless slip
3. 3.🔍 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 concept gap (d) a misread question
4. 4.True or false: if you had never practised map questions, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔁 You keep losing marks for missing units. What helps? (a) skipping numbers (b) writing faster (c) a unit check at the end (d) hoping for luck
6. 6.📝 You scored 12 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
7. 7.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You forgot to carry the 1 in an addition. (a) a time problem (b) a misread question (c) a careless slip (d) a concept gap
8. 8.🔁 A low mark in one test means… (a) you can never do it (b) quit the subject (c) a chance to improve (d) the end of the year
9. 9.📝 In a test you lost 2 marks to careless slips, 3 to questions you ran out of time for and 2 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
10. 10.🔍 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
11. 11.📝 In a test you lost 5 marks to careless slips, 1 to questions you ran out of time for and 2 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
12. 12.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48. (a) a misread question (b) a concept gap (c) a time problem (d) a careless slip
13. 13.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: blaming the teacher? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
14. 14.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) noting weak topics (b) never looking at it (c) blaming the teacher (d) comparing with friends
15. 15.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: praising your effort? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
16. 16.True or false: if you forgot to carry the 1 in an addition, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: noting weak topics? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
18. 18.🔍 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 time problem (d) a misread question
19. 19.📝 You scored 26 out of 40 in a class test. What percentage is that?
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up the subject (b) blaming the teacher (c) never looking at it (d) updating your plan
21. 21.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) hiding the paper (b) comparing with friends (c) redoing wrong sums (d) tearing up the paper
22. 22.📝 You scored 34 out of 50 in a class test. What percentage is that?
23. 23.True or false: if you wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) noting weak topics (b) comparing with friends (c) asking about doubts (d) updating your plan
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up the subject (b) noting weak topics (c) praising your effort (d) updating your plan
26. 26.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: comparing with friends? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tearing up the paper (b) comparing with friends (c) hiding the paper (d) listing your mistakes
28. 28.🔁 After the exam, should you discuss every answer with friends? (a) argue about each (b) yes, for hours (c) no, rest and move on (d) yes, and worry
29. 29.True or false: if you did not know how to find an average, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.📝 You scored 10 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
31. 31.True or false: if you gave three points when it asked for five, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔁 Where should you note your common mistakes? (a) nowhere (b) on your hand (c) a mistakes notebook (d) in your head only
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tearing up the paper (b) asking about doubts (c) hiding the paper (d) never looking at it
34. 34.🔁 You get your test paper back. What first? (a) look at the mistakes (b) throw it away (c) only see the mark (d) hide it
35. 35.📝 You scored 72 out of 80 in a class test. What percentage is that?
36. 36.True or false: if you spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) asking about doubts (b) never looking at it (c) blaming the teacher (d) hiding the paper
38. 38.True or false: if you did not know how to find an average, it is a time problem. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.📝 You scored 37 out of 50 in a class test. What percentage is that?
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) comparing with friends (b) updating your plan (c) listing your mistakes (d) noting weak topics

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