Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 143 · 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.🔁 Where should you note your common mistakes? (a) nowhere (b) on your hand (c) in your head only (d) a mistakes notebook
2. 2.📝 In a test you lost 3 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?
3. 3.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You forgot to carry the 1 in an addition. (a) a careless slip (b) a time problem (c) a misread question (d) a concept gap
4. 4.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) praising your effort (b) noting weak topics (c) updating your plan (d) hiding the paper
5. 5.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had no time to finish the essay. (a) a misread question (b) a concept gap (c) a time problem (d) a careless slip
6. 6.🔁 Why redo the questions you got wrong? (a) to copy answers (b) to fix the gap (c) to waste time (d) to change the mark
7. 7.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages. (a) a time problem (b) a careless slip (c) a concept gap (d) a misread question
8. 8.True or false: if you wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tearing up the paper (b) redoing wrong sums (c) never looking at it (d) giving up the subject
10. 10.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes. (a) a misread question (b) a concept gap (c) a careless slip (d) a time problem
11. 11.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) never looking at it (c) hiding the paper (d) blaming the teacher
12. 12.🔁 You keep losing marks for missing units. What helps? (a) writing faster (b) a unit check at the end (c) hoping for luck (d) skipping numbers
13. 13.📝 In a test you lost 1 mark 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?
14. 14.🔍 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 careless slip (d) a concept gap
15. 15.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48. (a) a careless slip (b) a time problem (c) a concept gap (d) a misread question
16. 16.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) noting weak topics (b) blaming the teacher (c) redoing wrong sums (d) asking about doubts
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) updating your plan (b) asking about doubts (c) listing your mistakes (d) tearing up the paper
18. 18.True or false: if you spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question, it is a time problem. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.📝 You scored 28 out of 80 in a class test. What percentage is that?
20. 20.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: never looking at it? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
21. 21.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You gave three points when it asked for five. (a) a misread question (b) a time problem (c) a concept gap (d) a careless slip
22. 22.📝 You scored 15 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
23. 23.📝 You scored 13 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
24. 24.📝 You scored 64 out of 80 in a class test. What percentage is that?
25. 25.True or false: if you wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) comparing with friends (b) updating your plan (c) blaming the teacher (d) hiding the paper
27. 27.🔁 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
28. 28.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: listing your mistakes? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
29. 29.📝 In a test you lost 2 marks to careless slips, 2 to questions you ran out of time for and 7 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) praising your effort (b) blaming the teacher (c) updating your plan (d) noting weak topics
31. 31.📝 In a test you lost 2 marks to careless slips, 3 to questions you ran out of time for and 2 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
32. 32.🔁 You get your test paper back. What first? (a) only see the mark (b) hide it (c) throw it away (d) look at the mistakes
33. 33.True or false: if you wrote the right answer in the wrong box, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: if you wrote the right answer in the wrong box, it is a misread question. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) comparing with friends (b) tearing up the paper (c) asking about doubts (d) blaming the teacher
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never looking at it (b) giving up the subject (c) comparing with friends (d) praising your effort
37. 37.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: asking about doubts? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
38. 38.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) noting weak topics (b) praising your effort (c) tearing up the paper (d) updating your plan
39. 39.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question. (a) a careless slip (b) a misread question (c) a time problem (d) a concept gap
40. 40.🔁 A low mark in one test means… (a) you can never do it (b) a chance to improve (c) quit the subject (d) the end of the year

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