Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 146 · 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.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You did not know how to find an average. (a) a time problem (b) a concept gap (c) a misread question (d) a careless slip
2. 2.True or false: if you knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: giving up the subject? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
4. 4.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) never looking at it (b) giving up the subject (c) blaming the teacher (d) listing your mistakes
5. 5.True or false: if you gave three points when it asked for five, it is a misread question. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔁 A low mark in one test means… (a) you can never do it (b) quit the subject (c) a chance to improve (d) the end of the year
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming the teacher (b) noting weak topics (c) hiding the paper (d) giving up the subject
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tearing up the paper (b) updating your plan (c) giving up the subject (d) never looking at it
9. 9.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) hiding the paper (c) giving up the subject (d) never looking at it
10. 10.📝 In a test you lost 6 marks to careless slips, 1 to questions you ran out of time for and 6 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
11. 11.📝 You scored 15 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
12. 12.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) comparing with friends (b) noting weak topics (c) hiding the paper (d) never looking at it
13. 13.📝 You scored 30 out of 40 in a class test. What percentage is that?
14. 14.True or false: if you had no time to finish the essay, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.📝 You scored 12 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
16. 16.🔁 Where should you note your common mistakes? (a) on your hand (b) a mistakes notebook (c) nowhere (d) in your head only
17. 17.True or false: if you wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes, it is a time problem. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔁 You keep losing marks for missing units. What helps? (a) skipping numbers (b) a unit check at the end (c) hoping for luck (d) writing faster
19. 19.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) blaming the teacher (b) redoing wrong sums (c) listing your mistakes (d) praising your effort
20. 20.📝 In a test you lost 4 marks to careless slips, 1 to questions you ran out of time for and 5 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
21. 21.📝 In a test you lost 5 marks to careless slips, 6 to questions you ran out of time for and 2 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
22. 22.📝 You scored 18 out of 40 in a class test. What percentage is that?
23. 23.True or false: if you gave three points when it asked for five, it is a time problem. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) updating your plan (b) giving up the subject (c) asking about doubts (d) praising your effort
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) updating your plan (c) never looking at it (d) asking about doubts
26. 26.🔁 You get your test paper back. What first? (a) hide it (b) only see the mark (c) look at the mistakes (d) throw it away
27. 27.True or false: if you had never practised map questions, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) noting weak topics (b) asking about doubts (c) redoing wrong sums (d) tearing up the paper
29. 29.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: hiding the paper? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
30. 30.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) listing your mistakes (b) redoing wrong sums (c) comparing with friends (d) praising your effort
31. 31.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: tearing up the paper? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
32. 32.📝 In a test you lost 2 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?
33. 33.📝 You scored 32 out of 40 in a class test. What percentage is that?
34. 34.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes. (a) a careless slip (b) a misread question (c) a time problem (d) a concept gap
35. 35.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had never practised map questions. (a) a concept gap (b) a misread question (c) a time problem (d) a careless slip
36. 36.True or false: if you left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out, it is a misread question. (a) True (b) False
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) redoing wrong sums (b) asking about doubts (c) noting weak topics (d) never looking at it
39. 39.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) giving up the subject (b) hiding the paper (c) updating your plan (d) blaming the teacher
40. 40.True or false: if you knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False

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