Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 117 · 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 an unhelpful step after a test? (a) asking about doubts (b) updating your plan (c) listing your mistakes (d) blaming the teacher
2. 2.🔁 Where should you note your common mistakes? (a) nowhere (b) on your hand (c) a mistakes notebook (d) in your head only
3. 3.📝 In a test you lost 2 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?
4. 4.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: blaming the teacher? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
5. 5.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: redoing wrong sums? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listing your mistakes (b) tearing up the paper (c) asking about doubts (d) redoing wrong sums
7. 7.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) giving up the subject (c) tearing up the paper (d) hiding the paper
8. 8.📝 In a test you lost 3 marks to careless slips, 4 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.True or false: if you wrote the right answer in the wrong box, it is a misread question. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔁 Why redo the questions you got wrong? (a) to waste time (b) to fix the gap (c) to copy answers (d) to change the mark
11. 11.🔍 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 careless slip (d) a concept gap
12. 12.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: giving up the subject? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming the teacher (b) tearing up the paper (c) praising your effort (d) never looking at it
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tearing up the paper (b) comparing with friends (c) updating your plan (d) giving up the subject
15. 15.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) asking about doubts (b) noting weak topics (c) redoing wrong sums (d) tearing up the paper
16. 16.📝 You scored 17 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) noting weak topics (c) comparing with friends (d) praising your effort
18. 18.📝 In a test you lost 4 marks to careless slips, 4 to questions you ran out of time for and 4 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
19. 19.📝 You scored 9 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
20. 20.📝 You scored 18 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the paper (b) blaming the teacher (c) redoing wrong sums (d) giving up the subject
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) praising your effort (b) hiding the paper (c) updating your plan (d) redoing wrong sums
23. 23.True or false: if you spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: if you had never practised map questions, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming the teacher (b) asking about doubts (c) comparing with friends (d) giving up the subject
26. 26.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You could not explain how a lever works. (a) a careless slip (b) a concept gap (c) a misread question (d) a time problem
27. 27.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) listing your mistakes (b) praising your effort (c) never looking at it (d) asking about doubts
28. 28.🔍 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
29. 29.📝 You scored 18 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
30. 30.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You forgot to carry the 1 in an addition. (a) a misread question (b) a concept gap (c) a careless slip (d) a time problem
31. 31.True or false: if you had no time to finish the essay, it is a misread question. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: if you could not explain how a lever works, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages. (a) a careless slip (b) a concept gap (c) a time problem (d) a misread question
34. 34.🔁 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
35. 35.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: asking about doubts? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
36. 36.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) updating your plan (b) redoing wrong sums (c) asking about doubts (d) giving up the subject
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking about doubts (b) praising your effort (c) blaming the teacher (d) redoing wrong sums
38. 38.🔍 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 time problem (d) a careless slip
39. 39.🔁 After the exam, should you discuss every answer with friends? (a) argue about each (b) yes, and worry (c) no, rest and move on (d) yes, for hours
40. 40.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had never practised map questions. (a) a time problem (b) a concept gap (c) a careless slip (d) a misread question

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