Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 125 · 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.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: listing your mistakes? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
2. 2.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) asking about doubts (b) praising your effort (c) giving up the subject (d) redoing wrong sums
3. 3.True or false: if you knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up the subject (b) asking about doubts (c) blaming the teacher (d) comparing with friends
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming the teacher (b) updating your plan (c) comparing with friends (d) giving up the subject
6. 6.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You could not explain how a lever works. (a) a time problem (b) a misread question (c) a careless slip (d) a concept gap
7. 7.📝 You scored 36 out of 40 in a class test. What percentage is that?
8. 8.🔁 Where should you note your common mistakes? (a) nowhere (b) on your hand (c) a mistakes notebook (d) in your head only
9. 9.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) listing your mistakes (b) blaming the teacher (c) tearing up the paper (d) hiding the paper
10. 10.True or false: if you left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had never practised map questions. (a) a careless slip (b) a time problem (c) a misread question (d) a concept gap
12. 12.📝 In a test you lost 1 mark to careless slips, 1 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.📝 You scored 13 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting weak topics (b) never looking at it (c) redoing wrong sums (d) asking about doubts
15. 15.📝 You scored 20 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
16. 16.📝 You scored 17 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
17. 17.📝 You scored 18 out of 40 in a class test. What percentage is that?
18. 18.🔁 You keep losing marks for missing units. What helps? (a) skipping numbers (b) hoping for luck (c) writing faster (d) a unit check at the end
19. 19.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: updating your plan? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
20. 20.🔁 After the exam, should you discuss every answer with friends? (a) yes, for hours (b) no, rest and move on (c) argue about each (d) yes, and worry
21. 21.True or false: if you wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔁 You get your test paper back. What first? (a) throw it away (b) only see the mark (c) look at the mistakes (d) hide it
23. 23.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had no time to finish the essay. (a) a time problem (b) a misread question (c) a concept gap (d) a careless slip
24. 24.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) tearing up the paper (b) hiding the paper (c) praising your effort (d) comparing with friends
25. 25.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You forgot to carry the 1 in an addition. (a) a time problem (b) a misread question (c) a concept gap (d) a careless slip
26. 26.True or false: if you wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages, it is a misread question. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: giving up the subject? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
28. 28.📝 You scored 76 out of 80 in a class test. What percentage is that?
29. 29.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: blaming the teacher? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
30. 30.True or false: if you wrote the right answer in the wrong box, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote the right answer in the wrong box. (a) a time problem (b) a careless slip (c) a concept gap (d) a misread question
32. 32.📝 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?
33. 33.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: never looking at it? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
34. 34.True or false: if you forgot to carry the 1 in an addition, it is a misread question. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes. (a) a misread question (b) a concept gap (c) a time problem (d) a careless slip
36. 36.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You gave three points when it asked for five. (a) a careless slip (b) a time problem (c) a concept gap (d) a misread question
37. 37.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) asking about doubts (b) blaming the teacher (c) listing your mistakes (d) praising your effort
38. 38.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages. (a) a misread question (b) a time problem (c) a concept gap (d) a careless slip
39. 39.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) praising your effort (b) updating your plan (c) redoing wrong sums (d) comparing with friends
40. 40.True or false: if you wrote the right answer in the wrong box, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False

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