Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 164 · 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 spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question. (a) a concept gap (b) a misread question (c) a careless slip (d) a time problem
2. 2.🔍 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
3. 3.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) praising your effort (b) redoing wrong sums (c) never looking at it (d) noting weak topics
4. 4.🔁 A low mark in one test means… (a) the end of the year (b) a chance to improve (c) quit the subject (d) you can never do it
5. 5.True or false: if you left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out, it is a misread question. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔁 Where should you note your common mistakes? (a) on your hand (b) in your head only (c) a mistakes notebook (d) nowhere
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tearing up the paper (b) comparing with friends (c) noting weak topics (d) blaming the teacher
8. 8.True or false: if you gave three points when it asked for five, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You did not know how to find an average. (a) a misread question (b) a time problem (c) a careless slip (d) a concept gap
10. 10.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) listing your mistakes (b) asking about doubts (c) tearing up the paper (d) updating your plan
11. 11.📝 You scored 56 out of 80 in a class test. What percentage is that?
12. 12.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: tearing up the paper? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
13. 13.🔁 You get your test paper back. What first? (a) throw it away (b) hide it (c) only see the mark (d) look at the mistakes
14. 14.🔁 You keep losing marks for missing units. What helps? (a) writing faster (b) a unit check at the end (c) skipping numbers (d) hoping for luck
15. 15.🔁 After the exam, should you discuss every answer with friends? (a) argue about each (b) yes, for hours (c) no, rest and move on (d) yes, and worry
16. 16.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) praising your effort (b) comparing with friends (c) tearing up the paper (d) giving up the subject
17. 17.📝 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?
18. 18.🔁 Why redo the questions you got wrong? (a) to waste time (b) to change the mark (c) to copy answers (d) to fix the gap
19. 19.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) tearing up the paper (b) never looking at it (c) redoing wrong sums (d) hiding the paper
20. 20.📝 You scored 8 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
21. 21.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You gave three points when it asked for five. (a) a time problem (b) a misread question (c) a careless slip (d) a concept gap
22. 22.📝 You scored 76 out of 80 in a class test. What percentage is that?
23. 23.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had no time to finish the essay. (a) a careless slip (b) a concept gap (c) a misread question (d) a time problem
24. 24.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had never practised map questions. (a) a time problem (b) a careless slip (c) a misread question (d) a concept gap
25. 25.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: blaming the teacher? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
26. 26.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes. (a) a time problem (b) a careless slip (c) a misread question (d) a concept gap
27. 27.📝 In a test you lost 4 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?
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) comparing with friends (b) hiding the paper (c) never looking at it (d) praising your effort
29. 29.True or false: if you forgot to carry the 1 in an addition, it is a time problem. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) hiding the paper (b) never looking at it (c) asking about doubts (d) tearing up the paper
31. 31.📝 In a test you lost 3 marks to careless slips, 2 to questions you ran out of time for and 1 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking about doubts (b) updating your plan (c) redoing wrong sums (d) never looking at it
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listing your mistakes (b) blaming the teacher (c) comparing with friends (d) tearing up the paper
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) updating your plan (b) asking about doubts (c) tearing up the paper (d) noting weak topics
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) praising your effort (b) listing your mistakes (c) redoing wrong sums (d) giving up the subject
36. 36.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) hiding the paper (b) never looking at it (c) tearing up the paper (d) listing your mistakes
37. 37.True or false: if you had no time to finish the essay, it is a time problem. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: if you wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: if you wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.📝 In a test you lost 1 mark to careless slips, 5 to questions you ran out of time for and 1 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?

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