Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 132 · 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 3 marks to careless slips, 2 to questions you ran out of time for and 2 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
2. 2.🔁 A low mark in one test means… (a) the end of the year (b) you can never do it (c) a chance to improve (d) quit the subject
3. 3.🔁 After the exam, should you discuss every answer with friends? (a) yes, for hours (b) yes, and worry (c) argue about each (d) no, rest and move on
4. 4.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: tearing up the paper? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
5. 5.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) praising your effort (b) comparing with friends (c) blaming the teacher (d) giving up the subject
6. 6.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: never looking at it? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
7. 7.📝 In a test you lost 2 marks to careless slips, 5 to questions you ran out of time for and 3 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
8. 8.🔍 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
9. 9.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages. (a) a misread question (b) a careless slip (c) a time problem (d) a concept gap
10. 10.True or false: if you wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tearing up the paper (b) updating your plan (c) comparing with friends (d) never looking at it
12. 12.📝 You scored 8 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
13. 13.True or false: if you did not know how to find an average, it is a time problem. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) hiding the paper (b) listing your mistakes (c) updating your plan (d) asking about doubts
15. 15.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) updating your plan (b) never looking at it (c) hiding the paper (d) comparing with friends
16. 16.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) asking about doubts (b) listing your mistakes (c) comparing with friends (d) noting weak topics
17. 17.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) blaming the teacher (b) noting weak topics (c) comparing with friends (d) never looking at it
18. 18.📝 You scored 76 out of 80 in a class test. What percentage is that?
19. 19.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: redoing wrong sums? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
20. 20.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: asking about doubts? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
21. 21.📝 You scored 80 out of 80 in a class test. What percentage is that?
22. 22.🔁 You get your test paper back. What first? (a) only see the mark (b) hide it (c) look at the mistakes (d) throw it away
23. 23.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48. (a) a concept gap (b) a misread question (c) a time problem (d) a careless slip
24. 24.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question. (a) a misread question (b) a time problem (c) a concept gap (d) a careless slip
25. 25.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had never practised map questions. (a) a misread question (b) a concept gap (c) a careless slip (d) a time problem
26. 26.📝 You scored 34 out of 50 in a class test. What percentage is that?
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking about doubts (b) praising your effort (c) comparing with friends (d) listing your mistakes
28. 28.📝 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?
29. 29.🔁 Why redo the questions you got wrong? (a) to fix the gap (b) to copy answers (c) to waste time (d) to change the mark
30. 30.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: updating your plan? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
31. 31.True or false: if you left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out, it is a time problem. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.📝 You scored 34 out of 40 in a class test. What percentage is that?
33. 33.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: giving up the subject? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) updating your plan (b) noting weak topics (c) asking about doubts (d) tearing up the paper
35. 35.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: blaming the teacher? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the paper (b) redoing wrong sums (c) praising your effort (d) asking about doubts
37. 37.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) comparing with friends (c) hiding the paper (d) blaming the teacher
38. 38.True or false: if you gave three points when it asked for five, it is a time problem. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.📝 You scored 56 out of 80 in a class test. What percentage is that?
40. 40.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote the right answer in the wrong box. (a) a careless slip (b) a time problem (c) a concept gap (d) a misread question

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