Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 174 · 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 6 marks to careless slips, 1 to questions you ran out of time for and 3 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
2. 2.📝 In a test you lost 3 marks to careless slips, 1 to questions you ran out of time for and 7 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
3. 3.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: giving up the subject? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
4. 4.True or false: if you forgot to carry the 1 in an addition, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote the right answer in the wrong box. (a) a misread question (b) a concept gap (c) a time problem (d) a careless slip
6. 6.🔁 Why redo the questions you got wrong? (a) to change the mark (b) to copy answers (c) to fix the gap (d) to waste time
7. 7.📝 In a test you lost 5 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?
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming the teacher (b) comparing with friends (c) giving up the subject (d) listing your mistakes
9. 9.True or false: if you had never practised map questions, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) never looking at it (b) asking about doubts (c) noting weak topics (d) listing your mistakes
11. 11.🔍 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
12. 12.True or false: if you gave three points when it asked for five, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) updating your plan (b) tearing up the paper (c) listing your mistakes (d) redoing wrong sums
14. 14.🔁 Where should you note your common mistakes? (a) on your hand (b) a mistakes notebook (c) in your head only (d) nowhere
15. 15.📝 You scored 20 out of 40 in a class test. What percentage is that?
16. 16.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: blaming the teacher? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
17. 17.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: never looking at it? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
18. 18.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) praising your effort (b) listing your mistakes (c) tearing up the paper (d) noting weak topics
19. 19.📝 You scored 15 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking about doubts (b) hiding the paper (c) tearing up the paper (d) comparing with friends
21. 21.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: asking about doubts? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
22. 22.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You forgot to carry the 1 in an addition. (a) a misread question (b) a concept gap (c) a careless slip (d) a time problem
23. 23.🔁 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
24. 24.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) noting weak topics (b) praising your effort (c) updating your plan (d) comparing with friends
25. 25.📝 In a test you lost 1 mark to careless slips, 1 to questions you ran out of time for and 3 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
26. 26.📝 In a test you lost 4 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?
27. 27.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: updating your plan? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
28. 28.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: listing your mistakes? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
29. 29.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) asking about doubts (c) blaming the teacher (d) listing your mistakes
30. 30.📝 You scored 25 out of 50 in a class test. What percentage is that?
31. 31.📝 In a test you lost 4 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?
32. 32.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You could not explain how a lever works. (a) a time problem (b) a misread question (c) a concept gap (d) a careless slip
33. 33.True or false: if you could not explain how a lever works, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.📝 You scored 28 out of 40 in a class test. What percentage is that?
35. 35.True or false: if you did not know how to find an average, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.📝 In a test you lost 6 marks to careless slips, 2 to questions you ran out of time for and 8 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
37. 37.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes. (a) a misread question (b) a time problem (c) a concept gap (d) a careless slip
38. 38.📝 You scored 18 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
39. 39.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) hiding the paper (b) redoing wrong sums (c) listing your mistakes (d) updating your plan
40. 40.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) asking about doubts (b) never looking at it (c) comparing with friends (d) giving up the subject

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