Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 173 · 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.📝 You scored 25 out of 50 in a class test. What percentage is that?
2. 2.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You could not explain how a lever works. (a) a time problem (b) a concept gap (c) a careless slip (d) a misread question
3. 3.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had never practised map questions. (a) a misread question (b) a time problem (c) a concept gap (d) a careless slip
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up the subject (b) praising your effort (c) redoing wrong sums (d) noting weak topics
5. 5.🔁 Why redo the questions you got wrong? (a) to fix the gap (b) to copy answers (c) to waste time (d) to change the mark
6. 6.📝 In a test you lost 3 marks to careless slips, 5 to questions you ran out of time for and 5 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
7. 7.🔁 A low mark in one test means… (a) quit the subject (b) the end of the year (c) you can never do it (d) a chance to improve
8. 8.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages. (a) a misread question (b) a time problem (c) a careless slip (d) a concept gap
9. 9.📝 You scored 30 out of 40 in a class test. What percentage is that?
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) comparing with friends (b) hiding the paper (c) giving up the subject (d) listing your mistakes
11. 11.True or false: if you did not know how to find an average, it is a misread question. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: giving up the subject? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
13. 13.True or false: if you spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question, it is a time problem. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔁 You keep losing marks for missing units. What helps? (a) writing faster (b) skipping numbers (c) a unit check at the end (d) hoping for luck
15. 15.🔍 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
16. 16.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48. (a) a careless slip (b) a time problem (c) a concept gap (d) a misread question
17. 17.🔁 After the exam, should you discuss every answer with friends? (a) no, rest and move on (b) yes, and worry (c) yes, for hours (d) argue about each
18. 18.📝 In a test you lost 6 marks to careless slips, 6 to questions you ran out of time for and 6 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
19. 19.True or false: if you knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.📝 You scored 11 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
21. 21.📝 You scored 12 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
22. 22.🔍 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
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) updating your plan (b) tearing up the paper (c) giving up the subject (d) blaming the teacher
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the paper (b) tearing up the paper (c) noting weak topics (d) comparing with friends
25. 25.True or false: if you had no time to finish the essay, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.📝 You scored 28 out of 40 in a class test. What percentage is that?
27. 27.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: redoing wrong sums? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
28. 28.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: asking about doubts? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
29. 29.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: updating your plan? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
30. 30.📝 In a test you lost 1 mark to careless slips, 5 to questions you ran out of time for and 5 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
31. 31.True or false: if you forgot to carry the 1 in an addition, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: praising your effort? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
33. 33.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) comparing with friends (b) noting weak topics (c) hiding the paper (d) blaming the teacher
34. 34.📝 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?
35. 35.📝 You scored 13 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
36. 36.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) giving up the subject (b) listing your mistakes (c) comparing with friends (d) tearing up the paper
37. 37.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) blaming the teacher (b) hiding the paper (c) updating your plan (d) giving up the subject
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) praising your effort (c) asking about doubts (d) blaming the teacher
39. 39.🔁 Where should you note your common mistakes? (a) in your head only (b) on your hand (c) a mistakes notebook (d) nowhere
40. 40.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had no time to finish the essay. (a) a careless slip (b) a misread question (c) a concept gap (d) a time problem

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