Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 107 · 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.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) comparing with friends (b) hiding the paper (c) tearing up the paper (d) redoing wrong sums
2. 2.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question. (a) a time problem (b) a misread question (c) a careless slip (d) a concept gap
3. 3.🔁 You get your test paper back. What first? (a) throw it away (b) hide it (c) look at the mistakes (d) only see the mark
4. 4.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48. (a) a time problem (b) a misread question (c) a concept gap (d) a careless slip
5. 5.🔁 Why redo the questions you got wrong? (a) to copy answers (b) to change the mark (c) to waste time (d) to fix the gap
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) comparing with friends (b) tearing up the paper (c) blaming the teacher (d) redoing wrong sums
7. 7.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You gave three points when it asked for five. (a) a misread question (b) a time problem (c) a concept gap (d) a careless slip
8. 8.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You could not explain how a lever works. (a) a concept gap (b) a time problem (c) a misread question (d) a careless slip
9. 9.📝 You scored 9 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
10. 10.True or false: if you wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.📝 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?
12. 12.📝 In a test you lost 3 marks to careless slips, 1 to questions you ran out of time for and 1 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
13. 13.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) blaming the teacher (b) never looking at it (c) giving up the subject (d) asking about doubts
14. 14.🔁 You keep losing marks for missing units. What helps? (a) writing faster (b) a unit check at the end (c) hoping for luck (d) skipping numbers
15. 15.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: blaming the teacher? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
16. 16.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had no time to finish the essay. (a) a misread question (b) a concept gap (c) a time problem (d) a careless slip
17. 17.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: hiding the paper? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) updating your plan (c) noting weak topics (d) never looking at it
19. 19.True or false: if you wrote the right answer in the wrong box, it is a misread question. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) comparing with friends (c) noting weak topics (d) asking about doubts
21. 21.True or false: if you had never practised map questions, it is a misread question. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: if you wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.📝 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?
24. 24.🔁 Where should you note your common mistakes? (a) in your head only (b) nowhere (c) a mistakes notebook (d) on your hand
25. 25.📝 In a test you lost 4 marks to careless slips, 1 to questions you ran out of time for and 5 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
26. 26.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) blaming the teacher (b) hiding the paper (c) listing your mistakes (d) comparing with friends
27. 27.True or false: if you spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) blaming the teacher (b) redoing wrong sums (c) updating your plan (d) listing your mistakes
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) praising your effort (b) tearing up the paper (c) listing your mistakes (d) redoing wrong sums
30. 30.📝 In a test you lost 5 marks to careless slips, 2 to questions you ran out of time for and 7 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
31. 31.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had never practised map questions. (a) a careless slip (b) a misread question (c) a time problem (d) a concept gap
32. 32.📝 In a test you lost 6 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?
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the paper (b) giving up the subject (c) asking about doubts (d) comparing with friends
34. 34.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: asking about doubts? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
35. 35.True or false: if you wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages, it is a misread question. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.📝 You scored 16 out of 40 in a class test. What percentage is that?
37. 37.📝 You scored 15 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
38. 38.True or false: if you forgot to carry the 1 in an addition, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: never looking at it? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the paper (b) giving up the subject (c) updating your plan (d) tearing up the paper

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