Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 115 · 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) never looking at it (b) blaming the teacher (c) noting weak topics (d) hiding the paper
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) updating your plan (b) asking about doubts (c) praising your effort (d) blaming the teacher
3. 3.True or false: if you spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.📝 In a test you lost 6 marks to careless slips, 4 to questions you ran out of time for and 2 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
5. 5.True or false: if you wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes, it is a time problem. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: praising your effort? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
7. 7.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) blaming the teacher (b) tearing up the paper (c) comparing with friends (d) redoing wrong sums
8. 8.🔁 Where should you note your common mistakes? (a) in your head only (b) nowhere (c) a mistakes notebook (d) on your hand
9. 9.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: noting weak topics? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
10. 10.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had never practised map questions. (a) a misread question (b) a concept gap (c) a time problem (d) a careless slip
11. 11.🔁 A low mark in one test means… (a) you can never do it (b) the end of the year (c) quit the subject (d) a chance to improve
12. 12.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: blaming the teacher? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
13. 13.True or false: if you had never practised map questions, it is a time problem. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming the teacher (b) hiding the paper (c) updating your plan (d) tearing up the paper
15. 15.📝 In a test you lost 2 marks to careless slips, 2 to questions you ran out of time for and 4 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
16. 16.True or false: if you did not know how to find an average, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: if you forgot to carry the 1 in an addition, it is a misread question. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: never looking at it? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
19. 19.📝 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?
20. 20.True or false: if you did not know how to find an average, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) updating your plan (b) listing your mistakes (c) noting weak topics (d) tearing up the paper
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) praising your effort (c) tearing up the paper (d) asking about doubts
23. 23.📝 You scored 9 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
24. 24.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: redoing wrong sums? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) listing your mistakes (c) hiding the paper (d) noting weak topics
26. 26.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: asking about doubts? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
27. 27.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You did not know how to find an average. (a) a misread question (b) a concept gap (c) a careless slip (d) a time problem
28. 28.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You forgot to carry the 1 in an addition. (a) a misread question (b) a careless slip (c) a concept gap (d) a time problem
29. 29.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You could not explain how a lever works. (a) a careless slip (b) a misread question (c) a time problem (d) a concept gap
30. 30.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) blaming the teacher (b) praising your effort (c) hiding the paper (d) comparing with friends
31. 31.📝 In a test you lost 1 mark to careless slips, 3 to questions you ran out of time for and 1 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
32. 32.🔍 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 careless slip (d) a concept gap
33. 33.📝 In a test you lost 5 marks to careless slips, 5 to questions you ran out of time for and 1 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
34. 34.True or false: if you wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes, it is a misread question. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 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 concept gap (d) a careless slip
36. 36.🔁 You keep losing marks for missing units. What helps? (a) writing faster (b) a unit check at the end (c) skipping numbers (d) hoping for luck
37. 37.📝 You scored 72 out of 80 in a class test. What percentage is that?
38. 38.📝 In a test you lost 2 marks to careless slips, 6 to questions you ran out of time for and 7 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
39. 39.📝 You scored 12 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) updating your plan (b) noting weak topics (c) giving up the subject (d) praising your effort

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