Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 13 · 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 1 mark to careless slips, 5 to questions you ran out of time for and 7 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
2. 2.🔁 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
3. 3.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) blaming the teacher (b) redoing wrong sums (c) praising your effort (d) asking about doubts
4. 4.🔁 Why redo the questions you got wrong? (a) to copy answers (b) to change the mark (c) to fix the gap (d) to waste time
5. 5.📝 You scored 12 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
6. 6.🔁 After the exam, should you discuss every answer with friends? (a) yes, for hours (b) argue about each (c) no, rest and move on (d) yes, and worry
7. 7.True or false: if you knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.📝 In a test you lost 5 marks to careless slips, 3 to questions you ran out of time for and 5 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
9. 9.🔁 You get your test paper back. What first? (a) only see the mark (b) throw it away (c) look at the mistakes (d) hide it
10. 10.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had never practised map questions. (a) a careless slip (b) a concept gap (c) a time problem (d) a misread question
11. 11.📝 You scored 68 out of 80 in a class test. What percentage is that?
12. 12.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: listing your mistakes? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
13. 13.📝 You scored 48 out of 50 in a class test. What percentage is that?
14. 14.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question. (a) a misread question (b) a concept gap (c) a careless slip (d) a time problem
15. 15.True or false: if you gave three points when it asked for five, it is a misread question. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages. (a) a concept gap (b) a time problem (c) a careless slip (d) a misread question
17. 17.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) listing your mistakes (b) blaming the teacher (c) tearing up the paper (d) giving up the subject
18. 18.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) blaming the teacher (b) tearing up the paper (c) hiding the paper (d) asking about doubts
19. 19.🔍 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
20. 20.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: noting weak topics? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
21. 21.True or false: if you forgot to carry the 1 in an addition, it is a time problem. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.📝 You scored 50 out of 50 in a class test. What percentage is that?
23. 23.📝 You scored 10 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
24. 24.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) comparing with friends (b) listing your mistakes (c) asking about doubts (d) praising your effort
25. 25.🔁 Where should you note your common mistakes? (a) in your head only (b) a mistakes notebook (c) on your hand (d) nowhere
26. 26.📝 In a test you lost 6 marks to careless slips, 1 to questions you ran out of time for and 2 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
27. 27.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out. (a) a careless slip (b) a time problem (c) a misread question (d) a concept gap
28. 28.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) updating your plan (c) listing your mistakes (d) tearing up the paper
29. 29.True or false: if you wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages, it is a time problem. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: if you could not explain how a lever works, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.📝 In a test you lost 2 marks to careless slips, 6 to questions you ran out of time for and 8 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
32. 32.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: never looking at it? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
33. 33.📝 In a test you lost 5 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?
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) praising your effort (b) comparing with friends (c) asking about doubts (d) noting weak topics
35. 35.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had no time to finish the essay. (a) a misread question (b) a time problem (c) a careless slip (d) a concept gap
36. 36.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: praising your effort? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
37. 37.📝 You scored 56 out of 80 in a class test. What percentage is that?
38. 38.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: redoing wrong sums? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
39. 39.📝 You scored 8 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
40. 40.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You did not know how to find an average. (a) a time problem (b) a careless slip (c) a misread question (d) a concept gap

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