Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 157 · 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 careless slip (b) a misread question (c) a time problem (d) a concept gap
2. 2.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: never looking at it? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
3. 3.📝 In a test you lost 3 marks to careless slips, 4 to questions you ran out of time for and 5 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listing your mistakes (b) updating your plan (c) hiding the paper (d) noting weak topics
5. 5.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had never practised map questions. (a) a misread question (b) a time problem (c) a careless slip (d) a concept gap
6. 6.True or false: if you could not explain how a lever works, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: if you forgot to carry the 1 in an addition, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: giving up the subject? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
9. 9.True or false: if you gave three points when it asked for five, it is a misread question. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔁 You keep losing marks for missing units. What helps? (a) skipping numbers (b) hoping for luck (c) writing faster (d) a unit check at the end
11. 11.📝 You scored 25 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
12. 12.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) listing your mistakes (b) noting weak topics (c) blaming the teacher (d) redoing wrong sums
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) praising your effort (b) tearing up the paper (c) listing your mistakes (d) asking about doubts
14. 14.📝 You scored 13 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking about doubts (b) updating your plan (c) redoing wrong sums (d) comparing with friends
16. 16.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: redoing wrong sums? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
17. 17.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) hiding the paper (b) updating your plan (c) comparing with friends (d) giving up the subject
18. 18.True or false: if you forgot to carry the 1 in an addition, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never looking at it (b) listing your mistakes (c) asking about doubts (d) noting weak topics
20. 20.📝 You scored 32 out of 40 in a class test. What percentage is that?
21. 21.True or false: if you had never practised map questions, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: praising your effort? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
23. 23.🔁 You get your test paper back. What first? (a) hide it (b) only see the mark (c) throw it away (d) look at the mistakes
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up the subject (b) tearing up the paper (c) asking about doubts (d) comparing with friends
25. 25.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) asking about doubts (b) comparing with friends (c) hiding the paper (d) tearing up the paper
26. 26.📝 You scored 11 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
27. 27.📝 In a test you lost 5 marks to careless slips, 2 to questions you ran out of time for and 2 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
28. 28.True or false: if you forgot to carry the 1 in an addition, it is a misread question. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.📝 In a test you lost 3 marks to careless slips, 5 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.True or false: if you spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔁 A low mark in one test means… (a) a chance to improve (b) quit the subject (c) the end of the year (d) you can never do it
32. 32.🔁 Where should you note your common mistakes? (a) in your head only (b) nowhere (c) on your hand (d) a mistakes notebook
33. 33.True or false: if you had no time to finish the essay, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: blaming the teacher? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
35. 35.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You could not explain how a lever works. (a) a concept gap (b) a careless slip (c) a misread question (d) a time problem
36. 36.📝 You scored 44 out of 80 in a class test. What percentage is that?
37. 37.📝 In a test you lost 6 marks to careless slips, 4 to questions you ran out of time for and 2 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
38. 38.True or false: if you left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out, it is a time problem. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: if you had never practised map questions, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.📝 In a test you lost 6 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?

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