Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 100 · 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.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: praising your effort? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
2. 2.🔁 You keep losing marks for missing units. What helps? (a) hoping for luck (b) skipping numbers (c) a unit check at the end (d) writing faster
3. 3.🔁 Where should you note your common mistakes? (a) a mistakes notebook (b) on your hand (c) in your head only (d) nowhere
4. 4.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote the right answer in the wrong box. (a) a misread question (b) a concept gap (c) a careless slip (d) a time problem
5. 5.True or false: if you had never practised map questions, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) updating your plan (b) giving up the subject (c) comparing with friends (d) blaming the teacher
7. 7.🔁 You get your test paper back. What first? (a) hide it (b) throw it away (c) only see the mark (d) look at the mistakes
8. 8.📝 In a test you lost 4 marks to careless slips, 5 to questions you ran out of time for and 4 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
9. 9.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48. (a) a misread question (b) a careless slip (c) a concept gap (d) a time problem
10. 10.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had never practised map questions. (a) a time problem (b) a careless slip (c) a misread question (d) a concept gap
11. 11.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes. (a) a time problem (b) a concept gap (c) a misread question (d) a careless slip
12. 12.True or false: if you gave three points when it asked for five, it is a misread question. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.📝 In a test you lost 1 mark to careless slips, 2 to questions you ran out of time for and 1 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
14. 14.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: giving up the subject? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
15. 15.True or false: if you could not explain how a lever works, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: tearing up the paper? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
17. 17.📝 In a test you lost 2 marks to careless slips, 6 to questions you ran out of time for and 2 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking about doubts (b) hiding the paper (c) noting weak topics (d) redoing wrong sums
19. 19.🔁 Why redo the questions you got wrong? (a) to fix the gap (b) to change the mark (c) to waste time (d) to copy answers
20. 20.📝 You scored 11 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
21. 21.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: asking about doubts? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
22. 22.📝 In a test you lost 3 marks to careless slips, 6 to questions you ran out of time for and 5 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
23. 23.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You could not explain how a lever works. (a) a careless slip (b) a time problem (c) a misread question (d) a concept gap
24. 24.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: listing your mistakes? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
25. 25.📝 You scored 14 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
26. 26.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You did not know how to find an average. (a) a time problem (b) a concept gap (c) a misread question (d) a careless slip
27. 27.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You gave three points when it asked for five. (a) a time problem (b) a misread question (c) a careless slip (d) a concept gap
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) updating your plan (b) noting weak topics (c) never looking at it (d) praising your effort
29. 29.📝 You scored 14 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
30. 30.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: redoing wrong sums? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
31. 31.📝 You scored 68 out of 80 in a class test. What percentage is that?
32. 32.📝 You scored 19 out of 50 in a class test. What percentage is that?
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking about doubts (b) comparing with friends (c) blaming the teacher (d) never looking at it
34. 34.🔁 A low mark in one test means… (a) a chance to improve (b) the end of the year (c) you can never do it (d) quit the subject
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up the subject (b) tearing up the paper (c) never looking at it (d) praising your effort
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up the subject (b) listing your mistakes (c) blaming the teacher (d) comparing with friends
37. 37.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) giving up the subject (b) blaming the teacher (c) hiding the paper (d) praising your effort
38. 38.🔍 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
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tearing up the paper (b) noting weak topics (c) comparing with friends (d) blaming the teacher
40. 40.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) giving up the subject (b) comparing with friends (c) listing your mistakes (d) never looking at it

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