Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 14 · 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, 1 to questions you ran out of time for and 3 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) noting weak topics (c) listing your mistakes (d) blaming the teacher
3. 3.🔁 You keep losing marks for missing units. What helps? (a) hoping for luck (b) writing faster (c) a unit check at the end (d) skipping numbers
4. 4.📝 You scored 41 out of 50 in a class test. What percentage is that?
5. 5.True or false: if you wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages, it is a misread question. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) updating your plan (b) comparing with friends (c) hiding the paper (d) tearing up the paper
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up the subject (b) comparing with friends (c) never looking at it (d) praising your effort
8. 8.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: blaming the teacher? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
9. 9.True or false: if you wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes, it is a misread question. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔁 You get your test paper back. What first? (a) throw it away (b) only see the mark (c) hide it (d) look at the mistakes
11. 11.🔁 A low mark in one test means… (a) you can never do it (b) the end of the year (c) quit the subject (d) a chance to improve
12. 12.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: comparing with friends? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
13. 13.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question. (a) a careless slip (b) a time problem (c) a misread question (d) a concept gap
14. 14.True or false: if you wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: never looking at it? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
16. 16.True or false: if you did not know how to find an average, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: if you could not explain how a lever works, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.📝 You scored 12 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
19. 19.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) never looking at it (b) hiding the paper (c) listing your mistakes (d) blaming the teacher
20. 20.📝 You scored 23 out of 50 in a class test. What percentage is that?
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never looking at it (b) asking about doubts (c) blaming the teacher (d) comparing with friends
22. 22.True or false: if you had no time to finish the essay, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.📝 You scored 64 out of 80 in a class test. What percentage is that?
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never looking at it (b) listing your mistakes (c) updating your plan (d) noting weak topics
25. 25.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) asking about doubts (b) redoing wrong sums (c) hiding the paper (d) updating your plan
26. 26.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) hiding the paper (b) redoing wrong sums (c) comparing with friends (d) tearing up the paper
27. 27.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote the right answer in the wrong box. (a) a time problem (b) a concept gap (c) a careless slip (d) a misread question
28. 28.🔁 After the exam, should you discuss every answer with friends? (a) no, rest and move on (b) argue about each (c) yes, and worry (d) yes, for hours
29. 29.🔁 Where should you note your common mistakes? (a) in your head only (b) on your hand (c) a mistakes notebook (d) nowhere
30. 30.📝 In a test you lost 1 mark to careless slips, 2 to questions you ran out of time for and 5 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
31. 31.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: updating your plan? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never looking at it (b) listing your mistakes (c) comparing with friends (d) tearing up the paper
33. 33.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: tearing up the paper? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
34. 34.True or false: if you had never practised map questions, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: redoing wrong sums? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
36. 36.📝 You scored 32 out of 40 in a class test. What percentage is that?
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) updating your plan (b) praising your effort (c) giving up the subject (d) noting weak topics
38. 38.📝 You scored 17 out of 50 in a class test. What percentage is that?
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) updating your plan (b) asking about doubts (c) praising your effort (d) hiding the paper
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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