Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 160 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming the teacher (b) updating your plan (c) comparing with friends (d) hiding the paper
2. 2.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: praising your effort? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
3. 3.🔁 Where should you note your common mistakes? (a) on your hand (b) in your head only (c) nowhere (d) a mistakes notebook
4. 4.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You forgot to carry the 1 in an addition. (a) a time problem (b) a careless slip (c) a misread question (d) a concept gap
5. 5.🔁 After the exam, should you discuss every answer with friends? (a) yes, and worry (b) yes, for hours (c) argue about each (d) no, rest and move on
6. 6.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages. (a) a careless slip (b) a misread question (c) a time problem (d) a concept gap
7. 7.True or false: if you gave three points when it asked for five, it is a misread question. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question. (a) a concept gap (b) a careless slip (c) a misread question (d) a time problem
9. 9.🔍 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 concept gap (d) a misread question
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listing your mistakes (b) tearing up the paper (c) giving up the subject (d) comparing with friends
11. 11.📝 In a test you lost 5 marks to careless slips, 2 to questions you ran out of time for and 6 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
12. 12.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote the right answer in the wrong box. (a) a time problem (b) a concept gap (c) a careless slip (d) a misread question
13. 13.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: listing your mistakes? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) comparing with friends (b) never looking at it (c) noting weak topics (d) hiding the paper
15. 15.True or false: if you knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.📝 In a test you lost 6 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?
17. 17.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: hiding the paper? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) updating your plan (b) giving up the subject (c) redoing wrong sums (d) asking about doubts
19. 19.📝 In a test you lost 4 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?
20. 20.📝 In a test you lost 6 marks to careless slips, 1 to questions you ran out of time for and 4 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
21. 21.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: giving up the subject? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
22. 22.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out. (a) a concept gap (b) a misread question (c) a time problem (d) a careless slip
23. 23.🔁 You keep losing marks for missing units. What helps? (a) a unit check at the end (b) skipping numbers (c) hoping for luck (d) writing faster
24. 24.🔁 Why redo the questions you got wrong? (a) to copy answers (b) to fix the gap (c) to change the mark (d) to waste time
25. 25.📝 You scored 40 out of 40 in a class test. What percentage is that?
26. 26.📝 You scored 26 out of 40 in a class test. What percentage is that?
27. 27.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) never looking at it (b) giving up the subject (c) noting weak topics (d) blaming the teacher
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting weak topics (b) listing your mistakes (c) never looking at it (d) praising your effort
29. 29.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) praising your effort (b) comparing with friends (c) giving up the subject (d) blaming the teacher
30. 30.True or false: if you wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes, it is a misread question. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: tearing up the paper? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
32. 32.📝 You scored 18 out of 40 in a class test. What percentage is that?
33. 33.True or false: if you spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question, it is a misread question. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) asking about doubts (b) praising your effort (c) redoing wrong sums (d) hiding the paper
35. 35.True or false: if you had never practised map questions, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) asking about doubts (b) updating your plan (c) praising your effort (d) comparing with friends
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming the teacher (b) listing your mistakes (c) updating your plan (d) asking about doubts
38. 38.True or false: if you spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You could not explain how a lever works. (a) a misread question (b) a time problem (c) a careless slip (d) a concept gap
40. 40.🔁 A low mark in one test means… (a) quit the subject (b) a chance to improve (c) the end of the year (d) you can never do it

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