Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 169 · 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 1 mark to careless slips, 4 to questions you ran out of time for and 6 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
2. 2.🔁 Why redo the questions you got wrong? (a) to waste time (b) to change the mark (c) to fix the gap (d) to copy answers
3. 3.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: redoing wrong sums? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
4. 4.🔍 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
5. 5.📝 You scored 28 out of 80 in a class test. What percentage is that?
6. 6.📝 In a test you lost 3 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?
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) comparing with friends (b) giving up the subject (c) blaming the teacher (d) redoing wrong sums
8. 8.📝 In a test you lost 6 marks to careless slips, 2 to questions you ran out of time for and 3 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
9. 9.🔁 You get your test paper back. What first? (a) only see the mark (b) throw it away (c) hide it (d) look at the mistakes
10. 10.📝 In a test you lost 1 mark to careless slips, 1 to questions you ran out of time for and 8 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
11. 11.📝 You scored 47 out of 50 in a class test. What percentage is that?
12. 12.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) blaming the teacher (b) giving up the subject (c) redoing wrong sums (d) tearing up the paper
13. 13.📝 In a test you lost 2 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?
14. 14.📝 In a test you lost 4 marks to careless slips, 3 to questions you ran out of time for and 1 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listing your mistakes (b) redoing wrong sums (c) tearing up the paper (d) updating your plan
16. 16.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You gave three points when it asked for five. (a) a misread question (b) a concept gap (c) a time problem (d) a careless slip
17. 17.🔁 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
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming the teacher (b) asking about doubts (c) tearing up the paper (d) never looking at it
19. 19.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: listing your mistakes? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
20. 20.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had no time to finish the essay. (a) a misread question (b) a careless slip (c) a concept gap (d) a time problem
21. 21.📝 You scored 11 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
22. 22.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had never practised map questions. (a) a careless slip (b) a concept gap (c) a time problem (d) a misread question
23. 23.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48. (a) a concept gap (b) a misread question (c) a careless slip (d) a time problem
24. 24.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: updating your plan? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never looking at it (b) tearing up the paper (c) praising your effort (d) comparing with friends
26. 26.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: comparing with friends? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
27. 27.📝 You scored 10 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
28. 28.True or false: if you wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) comparing with friends (b) tearing up the paper (c) never looking at it (d) listing your mistakes
30. 30.True or false: if you forgot to carry the 1 in an addition, it is a time problem. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: giving up the subject? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
32. 32.📝 In a test you lost 3 marks to careless slips, 6 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.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote the right answer in the wrong box. (a) a misread question (b) a time problem (c) a careless slip (d) a concept gap
34. 34.True or false: if you wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes, it is a misread question. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) listing your mistakes (b) noting weak topics (c) never looking at it (d) asking about doubts
36. 36.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) updating your plan (b) tearing up the paper (c) comparing with friends (d) giving up the subject
37. 37.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: never looking at it? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
38. 38.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: noting weak topics? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
39. 39.📝 In a test you lost 6 marks to careless slips, 6 to questions you ran out of time for and 5 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
40. 40.True or false: if you gave three points when it asked for five, it is a misread question. (a) True (b) False

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