Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 116 · 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.📝 In a test you lost 5 marks to careless slips, 1 to questions you ran out of time for and 8 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listing your mistakes (b) never looking at it (c) hiding the paper (d) giving up the subject
3. 3.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) hiding the paper (b) comparing with friends (c) listing your mistakes (d) tearing up the paper
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) comparing with friends (b) noting weak topics (c) updating your plan (d) redoing wrong sums
5. 5.📝 In a test you lost 6 marks to careless slips, 3 to questions you ran out of time for and 6 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
6. 6.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: never looking at it? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
7. 7.True or false: if you had never practised map questions, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) listing your mistakes (b) noting weak topics (c) giving up the subject (d) asking about doubts
9. 9.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: tearing up the paper? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
10. 10.📝 You scored 12 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
11. 11.📝 In a test you lost 5 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?
12. 12.📝 In a test you lost 3 marks to careless slips, 4 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.🔁 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
14. 14.📝 In a test you lost 6 marks to careless slips, 5 to questions you ran out of time for and 6 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
15. 15.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48. (a) a careless slip (b) a concept gap (c) a time problem (d) a misread question
16. 16.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: comparing with friends? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
17. 17.📝 You scored 23 out of 50 in a class test. What percentage is that?
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming the teacher (b) giving up the subject (c) hiding the paper (d) updating your plan
19. 19.🔍 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
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting weak topics (b) never looking at it (c) updating your plan (d) listing your mistakes
21. 21.🔁 After the exam, should you discuss every answer with friends? (a) no, rest and move on (b) argue about each (c) yes, for hours (d) yes, and worry
22. 22.📝 In a test you lost 1 mark to careless slips, 4 to questions you ran out of time for and 7 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
23. 23.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) giving up the subject (b) noting weak topics (c) hiding the paper (d) blaming the teacher
24. 24.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) giving up the subject (b) redoing wrong sums (c) comparing with friends (d) never looking at it
25. 25.🔁 Why redo the questions you got wrong? (a) to change the mark (b) to copy answers (c) to waste time (d) to fix the gap
26. 26.🔁 You get your test paper back. What first? (a) hide it (b) look at the mistakes (c) only see the mark (d) throw it away
27. 27.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: listing your mistakes? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
28. 28.📝 You scored 16 out of 40 in a class test. What percentage is that?
29. 29.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: praising your effort? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up the subject (b) redoing wrong sums (c) never looking at it (d) tearing up the paper
31. 31.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) asking about doubts (b) blaming the teacher (c) praising your effort (d) listing your mistakes
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the paper (b) comparing with friends (c) noting weak topics (d) tearing up the paper
33. 33.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: hiding the paper? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
34. 34.True or false: if you could not explain how a lever works, it is a time problem. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: if you wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔁 You keep losing marks for missing units. What helps? (a) a unit check at the end (b) hoping for luck (c) writing faster (d) skipping numbers
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) praising your effort (b) listing your mistakes (c) tearing up the paper (d) noting weak topics
38. 38.📝 You scored 31 out of 50 in a class test. What percentage is that?
39. 39.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: asking about doubts? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
40. 40.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: redoing wrong sums? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step

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