Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 15 · 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 2 marks to careless slips, 1 to questions you ran out of time for and 1 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
2. 2.📝 In a test you lost 1 mark to careless slips, 6 to questions you ran out of time for and 7 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
3. 3.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question. (a) a time problem (b) a careless slip (c) a misread question (d) a concept gap
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) comparing with friends (b) asking about doubts (c) praising your effort (d) updating your plan
5. 5.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote the right answer in the wrong box. (a) a careless slip (b) a concept gap (c) a misread question (d) a time problem
6. 6.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) updating your plan (c) tearing up the paper (d) asking about doubts
7. 7.True or false: if you knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48, it is a time problem. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: praising your effort? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
9. 9.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: hiding the paper? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) praising your effort (b) redoing wrong sums (c) listing your mistakes (d) giving up the subject
11. 11.📝 In a test you lost 5 marks to careless slips, 5 to questions you ran out of time for and 4 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
12. 12.📝 In a test you lost 1 mark 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?
13. 13.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: redoing wrong sums? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
14. 14.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: asking about doubts? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
15. 15.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had never practised map questions. (a) a concept gap (b) a time problem (c) a careless slip (d) a misread question
16. 16.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) giving up the subject (b) noting weak topics (c) updating your plan (d) listing your mistakes
17. 17.🔁 Where should you note your common mistakes? (a) nowhere (b) on your hand (c) in your head only (d) a mistakes notebook
18. 18.True or false: if you knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48, it is a misread question. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔁 Why redo the questions you got wrong? (a) to change the mark (b) to waste time (c) to fix the gap (d) to copy answers
20. 20.📝 You scored 12 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
21. 21.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) listing your mistakes (b) tearing up the paper (c) blaming the teacher (d) never looking at it
22. 22.📝 You scored 40 out of 50 in a class test. What percentage is that?
23. 23.🔁 A low mark in one test means… (a) you can never do it (b) the end of the year (c) a chance to improve (d) quit the subject
24. 24.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You could not explain how a lever works. (a) a time problem (b) a careless slip (c) a concept gap (d) a misread question
25. 25.📝 In a test you lost 3 marks to careless slips, 3 to questions you ran out of time for and 6 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
26. 26.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had no time to finish the essay. (a) a time problem (b) a concept gap (c) a misread question (d) a careless slip
27. 27.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You did not know how to find an average. (a) a careless slip (b) a time problem (c) a misread question (d) a concept gap
28. 28.True or false: if you wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes, it is a misread question. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48. (a) a misread question (b) a time problem (c) a careless slip (d) a concept gap
30. 30.📝 You scored 46 out of 50 in a class test. What percentage is that?
31. 31.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes. (a) a concept gap (b) a time problem (c) a careless slip (d) a misread question
32. 32.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) giving up the subject (b) blaming the teacher (c) tearing up the paper (d) redoing wrong sums
33. 33.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) tearing up the paper (b) comparing with friends (c) updating your plan (d) blaming the teacher
34. 34.🔁 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
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listing your mistakes (b) redoing wrong sums (c) hiding the paper (d) noting weak topics
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) updating your plan (b) asking about doubts (c) never looking at it (d) redoing wrong sums
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the paper (b) blaming the teacher (c) redoing wrong sums (d) comparing with friends
38. 38.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) comparing with friends (b) updating your plan (c) redoing wrong sums (d) noting weak topics
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never looking at it (b) hiding the paper (c) asking about doubts (d) tearing up the paper
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up the subject (b) updating your plan (c) blaming the teacher (d) comparing with friends

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