Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 12 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) comparing with friends (b) blaming the teacher (c) never looking at it (d) asking about doubts
2. 2.True or false: if you did not know how to find an average, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: if you gave three points when it asked for five, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) noting weak topics (c) asking about doubts (d) giving up the subject
5. 5.🔁 You keep losing marks for missing units. What helps? (a) hoping for luck (b) skipping numbers (c) a unit check at the end (d) writing faster
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming the teacher (b) hiding the paper (c) tearing up the paper (d) praising your effort
7. 7.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages. (a) a time problem (b) a careless slip (c) a concept gap (d) a misread question
8. 8.True or false: if you had no time to finish the essay, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out. (a) a careless slip (b) a misread question (c) a time problem (d) a concept gap
10. 10.📝 You scored 44 out of 80 in a class test. What percentage is that?
11. 11.📝 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?
12. 12.True or false: if you had never practised map questions, it is a time problem. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) updating your plan (b) asking about doubts (c) redoing wrong sums (d) blaming the teacher
14. 14.📝 You scored 36 out of 50 in a class test. What percentage is that?
15. 15.True or false: if you knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.📝 In a test you lost 3 marks to careless slips, 3 to questions you ran out of time for and 2 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
17. 17.True or false: if you did not know how to find an average, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48. (a) a concept gap (b) a time problem (c) a careless slip (d) a misread question
19. 19.🔍 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
20. 20.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: never looking at it? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
21. 21.🔍 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
22. 22.True or false: if you wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes, it is a time problem. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.📝 In a test you lost 3 marks to careless slips, 5 to questions you ran out of time for and 2 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
24. 24.📝 In a test you lost 6 marks to careless slips, 2 to questions you ran out of time for and 8 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
25. 25.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You could not explain how a lever works. (a) a concept gap (b) a time problem (c) a careless slip (d) a misread question
26. 26.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: giving up the subject? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
27. 27.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: praising your effort? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
28. 28.🔁 Where should you note your common mistakes? (a) on your hand (b) in your head only (c) a mistakes notebook (d) nowhere
29. 29.True or false: if you gave three points when it asked for five, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔁 Why redo the questions you got wrong? (a) to waste time (b) to change the mark (c) to fix the gap (d) to copy answers
31. 31.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You did not know how to find an average. (a) a time problem (b) a concept gap (c) a careless slip (d) a misread question
32. 32.True or false: if you spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.📝 In a test you lost 5 marks to careless slips, 6 to questions you ran out of time for and 4 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
34. 34.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) giving up the subject (b) tearing up the paper (c) redoing wrong sums (d) comparing with friends
35. 35.📝 In a test you lost 2 marks to careless slips, 6 to questions you ran out of time for and 1 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
36. 36.📝 In a test you lost 2 marks to careless slips, 6 to questions you ran out of time for and 6 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
37. 37.🔁 You get your test paper back. What first? (a) throw it away (b) hide it (c) only see the mark (d) look at the mistakes
38. 38.True or false: if you wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes, it is a misread question. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: if you had never practised map questions, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.📝 In a test you lost 6 marks to careless slips, 6 to questions you ran out of time for and 1 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?

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