Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 134 · 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.True or false: if you knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔁 Why redo the questions you got wrong? (a) to copy answers (b) to waste time (c) to fix the gap (d) to change the mark
3. 3.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out. (a) a concept gap (b) a misread question (c) a time problem (d) a careless slip
4. 4.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages. (a) a careless slip (b) a misread question (c) a time problem (d) a concept gap
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) praising your effort (b) asking about doubts (c) updating your plan (d) blaming the teacher
6. 6.📝 You scored 20 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
7. 7.True or false: if you wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes, it is a misread question. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) asking about doubts (b) listing your mistakes (c) updating your plan (d) comparing with friends
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tearing up the paper (b) blaming the teacher (c) never looking at it (d) praising your effort
10. 10.🔁 Where should you note your common mistakes? (a) in your head only (b) nowhere (c) a mistakes notebook (d) on your hand
11. 11.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had never practised map questions. (a) a misread question (b) a careless slip (c) a time problem (d) a concept gap
12. 12.📝 In a test you lost 1 mark 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?
13. 13.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) noting weak topics (b) blaming the teacher (c) asking about doubts (d) listing your mistakes
14. 14.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) listing your mistakes (b) praising your effort (c) noting weak topics (d) tearing up the paper
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never looking at it (b) giving up the subject (c) redoing wrong sums (d) blaming the teacher
16. 16.True or false: if you wrote the right answer in the wrong box, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.📝 In a test you lost 5 marks to careless slips, 3 to questions you ran out of time for and 3 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
18. 18.🔁 A low mark in one test means… (a) quit the subject (b) you can never do it (c) a chance to improve (d) the end of the year
19. 19.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) praising your effort (b) hiding the paper (c) giving up the subject (d) comparing with friends
20. 20.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: redoing wrong sums? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
21. 21.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: praising your effort? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) comparing with friends (b) listing your mistakes (c) hiding the paper (d) tearing up the paper
23. 23.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) praising your effort (b) updating your plan (c) giving up the subject (d) asking about doubts
24. 24.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) blaming the teacher (b) never looking at it (c) tearing up the paper (d) listing your mistakes
25. 25.📝 You scored 32 out of 80 in a class test. What percentage is that?
26. 26.🔁 After the exam, should you discuss every answer with friends? (a) no, rest and move on (b) yes, and worry (c) yes, for hours (d) argue about each
27. 27.📝 In a test you lost 4 marks to careless slips, 2 to questions you ran out of time for and 4 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never looking at it (b) asking about doubts (c) hiding the paper (d) blaming the teacher
29. 29.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: never looking at it? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
30. 30.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: asking about doubts? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) asking about doubts (c) praising your effort (d) never looking at it
32. 32.📝 You scored 18 out of 40 in a class test. What percentage is that?
33. 33.📝 In a test you lost 2 marks to careless slips, 4 to questions you ran out of time for and 5 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
34. 34.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You did not know how to find an average. (a) a concept gap (b) a time problem (c) a careless slip (d) a misread question
35. 35.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You gave three points when it asked for five. (a) a careless slip (b) a concept gap (c) a time problem (d) a misread question
36. 36.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: hiding the paper? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
37. 37.📝 In a test you lost 5 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?
38. 38.🔍 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
39. 39.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) tearing up the paper (b) comparing with friends (c) noting weak topics (d) giving up the subject
40. 40.📝 In a test you lost 5 marks to careless slips, 1 to questions you ran out of time for and 4 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?

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