Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 175 · 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) redoing wrong sums (c) never looking at it (d) comparing with friends
2. 2.True or false: if you could not explain how a lever works, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.📝 You scored 28 out of 80 in a class test. What percentage is that?
4. 4.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) giving up the subject (b) noting weak topics (c) never looking at it (d) blaming the teacher
5. 5.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: never looking at it? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
6. 6.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question. (a) a time problem (b) a misread question (c) a concept gap (d) a careless slip
7. 7.🔁 Why redo the questions you got wrong? (a) to waste time (b) to copy answers (c) to change the mark (d) to fix the gap
8. 8.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) asking about doubts (b) noting weak topics (c) praising your effort (d) hiding the paper
9. 9.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: redoing wrong sums? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
10. 10.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) comparing with friends (c) updating your plan (d) asking about doubts
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking about doubts (b) listing your mistakes (c) updating your plan (d) hiding the paper
12. 12.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You forgot to carry the 1 in an addition. (a) a misread question (b) a time problem (c) a concept gap (d) a careless slip
13. 13.True or false: if you spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) updating your plan (b) blaming the teacher (c) praising your effort (d) noting weak topics
15. 15.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes. (a) a time problem (b) a concept gap (c) a careless slip (d) a misread question
16. 16.📝 You scored 18 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
17. 17.🔁 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
18. 18.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: blaming the teacher? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) comparing with friends (b) hiding the paper (c) giving up the subject (d) praising your effort
20. 20.📝 You scored 19 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking about doubts (b) updating your plan (c) listing your mistakes (d) comparing with friends
22. 22.📝 You scored 12 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting weak topics (b) blaming the teacher (c) giving up the subject (d) tearing up the paper
24. 24.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: praising your effort? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
25. 25.📝 In a test you lost 6 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?
26. 26.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You gave three points when it asked for five. (a) a misread question (b) a careless slip (c) a concept gap (d) a time problem
27. 27.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) giving up the subject (b) updating your plan (c) hiding the paper (d) tearing up the paper
28. 28.True or false: if you knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48, it is a time problem. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: if you wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages, it is a misread question. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.📝 In a test you lost 2 marks to careless slips, 6 to questions you ran out of time for and 7 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
31. 31.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: tearing up the paper? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
32. 32.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You did not know how to find an average. (a) a misread question (b) a concept gap (c) a careless slip (d) a time problem
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tearing up the paper (b) praising your effort (c) redoing wrong sums (d) noting weak topics
34. 34.📝 You scored 36 out of 80 in a class test. What percentage is that?
35. 35.True or false: if you had never practised map questions, it is a misread question. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up the subject (b) noting weak topics (c) listing your mistakes (d) updating your plan
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listing your mistakes (b) noting weak topics (c) blaming the teacher (d) updating your plan
38. 38.📝 In a test you lost 3 marks to careless slips, 6 to questions you ran out of time for and 7 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
39. 39.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) praising your effort (b) giving up the subject (c) tearing up the paper (d) never looking at it
40. 40.🔁 Where should you note your common mistakes? (a) a mistakes notebook (b) nowhere (c) in your head only (d) on your hand

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