Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 113 · 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) noting weak topics (b) never looking at it (c) hiding the paper (d) giving up the subject
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting weak topics (b) blaming the teacher (c) hiding the paper (d) giving up the subject
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tearing up the paper (b) comparing with friends (c) asking about doubts (d) never looking at it
4. 4.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) noting weak topics (c) listing your mistakes (d) hiding the paper
5. 5.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) noting weak topics (b) giving up the subject (c) redoing wrong sums (d) listing your mistakes
6. 6.True or false: if you could not explain how a lever works, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48. (a) a careless slip (b) a misread question (c) a concept gap (d) a time problem
8. 8.True or false: if you knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You gave three points when it asked for five. (a) a concept gap (b) a time problem (c) a careless slip (d) a misread question
10. 10.📝 In a test you lost 5 marks to careless slips, 5 to questions you ran out of time for and 5 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
11. 11.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You forgot to carry the 1 in an addition. (a) a concept gap (b) a time problem (c) a misread question (d) a careless slip
12. 12.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) blaming the teacher (c) never looking at it (d) tearing up the paper
13. 13.True or false: if you wrote the right answer in the wrong box, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) updating your plan (b) never looking at it (c) listing your mistakes (d) praising your effort
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking about doubts (b) redoing wrong sums (c) hiding the paper (d) noting weak topics
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the paper (b) listing your mistakes (c) comparing with friends (d) never looking at it
17. 17.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You did not know how to find an average. (a) a concept gap (b) a misread question (c) a careless slip (d) a time problem
18. 18.True or false: if you spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 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
20. 20.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: giving up the subject? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
21. 21.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) noting weak topics (b) praising your effort (c) comparing with friends (d) redoing wrong sums
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking about doubts (b) redoing wrong sums (c) never looking at it (d) praising your effort
23. 23.📝 In a test you lost 6 marks to careless slips, 4 to questions you ran out of time for and 5 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
24. 24.📝 In a test you lost 1 mark to careless slips, 5 to questions you ran out of time for and 7 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
25. 25.True or false: if you did not know how to find an average, it is a time problem. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.📝 You scored 16 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
27. 27.True or false: if you forgot to carry the 1 in an addition, it is a time problem. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: if you could not explain how a lever works, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: blaming the teacher? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
30. 30.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages. (a) a concept gap (b) a time problem (c) a careless slip (d) a misread question
31. 31.📝 You scored 30 out of 40 in a class test. What percentage is that?
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) comparing with friends (b) blaming the teacher (c) hiding the paper (d) praising your effort
33. 33.🔁 After the exam, should you discuss every answer with friends? (a) yes, and worry (b) no, rest and move on (c) argue about each (d) yes, for hours
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tearing up the paper (b) praising your effort (c) listing your mistakes (d) noting weak topics
35. 35.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: comparing with friends? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
36. 36.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: listing your mistakes? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
37. 37.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) updating your plan (b) hiding the paper (c) blaming the teacher (d) giving up the subject
38. 38.📝 In a test you lost 1 mark to careless slips, 3 to questions you ran out of time for and 8 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
39. 39.📝 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?
40. 40.🔁 You keep losing marks for missing units. What helps? (a) writing faster (b) hoping for luck (c) a unit check at the end (d) skipping numbers

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