Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 140 · 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 4 marks to careless slips, 3 to questions you ran out of time for and 8 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tearing up the paper (b) comparing with friends (c) hiding the paper (d) updating your plan
3. 3.📝 In a test you lost 3 marks to careless slips, 2 to questions you ran out of time for and 8 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
4. 4.📝 You scored 18 out of 50 in a class test. What percentage is that?
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) comparing with friends (b) never looking at it (c) hiding the paper (d) praising your effort
6. 6.📝 In a test you lost 4 marks to careless slips, 1 to questions you ran out of time for and 8 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
7. 7.True or false: if you had never practised map questions, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: never looking at it? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
9. 9.🔍 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
10. 10.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48. (a) a concept gap (b) a time problem (c) a careless slip (d) a misread question
11. 11.🔁 You get your test paper back. What first? (a) look at the mistakes (b) only see the mark (c) throw it away (d) hide it
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming the teacher (b) comparing with friends (c) asking about doubts (d) tearing up the paper
13. 13.📝 You scored 76 out of 80 in a class test. What percentage is that?
14. 14.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You gave three points when it asked for five. (a) a concept gap (b) a time problem (c) a misread question (d) a careless slip
15. 15.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You could not explain how a lever works. (a) a concept gap (b) a careless slip (c) a time problem (d) a misread question
16. 16.📝 In a test you lost 5 marks to careless slips, 5 to questions you ran out of time for and 2 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
17. 17.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) tearing up the paper (b) blaming the teacher (c) listing your mistakes (d) hiding the paper
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never looking at it (b) noting weak topics (c) giving up the subject (d) hiding the paper
19. 19.🔁 Where should you note your common mistakes? (a) on your hand (b) in your head only (c) a mistakes notebook (d) nowhere
20. 20.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: blaming the teacher? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
21. 21.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: redoing wrong sums? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) hiding the paper (c) tearing up the paper (d) comparing with friends
23. 23.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You did not know how to find an average. (a) a time problem (b) a misread question (c) a concept gap (d) a careless slip
24. 24.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: asking about doubts? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
25. 25.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) tearing up the paper (b) redoing wrong sums (c) blaming the teacher (d) comparing with friends
26. 26.🔁 After the exam, should you discuss every answer with friends? (a) argue about each (b) yes, for hours (c) yes, and worry (d) no, rest and move on
27. 27.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: comparing with friends? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
28. 28.True or false: if you forgot to carry the 1 in an addition, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: if you had no time to finish the essay, it is a time problem. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) updating your plan (c) asking about doubts (d) blaming the teacher
31. 31.True or false: if you could not explain how a lever works, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.📝 You scored 14 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
33. 33.🔁 You keep losing marks for missing units. What helps? (a) hoping for luck (b) skipping numbers (c) writing faster (d) a unit check at the end
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listing your mistakes (b) tearing up the paper (c) redoing wrong sums (d) updating your plan
35. 35.📝 You scored 18 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
36. 36.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) updating your plan (b) giving up the subject (c) comparing with friends (d) blaming the teacher
37. 37.True or false: if you wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes, it is a misread question. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listing your mistakes (b) never looking at it (c) comparing with friends (d) blaming the teacher
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listing your mistakes (b) giving up the subject (c) redoing wrong sums (d) updating your plan
40. 40.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) tearing up the paper (b) comparing with friends (c) asking about doubts (d) hiding the paper

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