Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 178 · 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 20 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
2. 2.True or false: if you left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out, it is a time problem. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: noting weak topics? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
4. 4.🔁 After the exam, should you discuss every answer with friends? (a) argue about each (b) yes, for hours (c) yes, and worry (d) no, rest and move on
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking about doubts (b) praising your effort (c) redoing wrong sums (d) blaming the teacher
6. 6.📝 In a test you lost 1 mark 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?
7. 7.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: praising your effort? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
8. 8.🔁 A low mark in one test means… (a) the end of the year (b) you can never do it (c) a chance to improve (d) quit the subject
9. 9.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: blaming the teacher? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking about doubts (b) updating your plan (c) tearing up the paper (d) listing your mistakes
11. 11.📝 In a test you lost 4 marks 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?
12. 12.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48. (a) a concept gap (b) a careless slip (c) a misread question (d) a time problem
13. 13.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) listing your mistakes (c) comparing with friends (d) asking about doubts
14. 14.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) hiding the paper (b) updating your plan (c) giving up the subject (d) blaming the teacher
15. 15.True or false: if you wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes, it is a misread question. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) updating your plan (b) asking about doubts (c) listing your mistakes (d) hiding the paper
17. 17.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: tearing up the paper? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
18. 18.🔁 Where should you note your common mistakes? (a) nowhere (b) a mistakes notebook (c) on your hand (d) in your head only
19. 19.True or false: if you gave three points when it asked for five, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question. (a) a careless slip (b) a misread question (c) a time problem (d) a concept gap
21. 21.📝 You scored 7 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
22. 22.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages. (a) a misread question (b) a concept gap (c) a careless slip (d) a time problem
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the paper (b) giving up the subject (c) redoing wrong sums (d) tearing up the paper
24. 24.📝 In a test you lost 1 mark to careless slips, 3 to questions you ran out of time for and 4 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
25. 25.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You gave three points when it asked for five. (a) a time problem (b) a concept gap (c) a misread question (d) a careless slip
26. 26.True or false: if you knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.📝 You scored 17 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
28. 28.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: listing your mistakes? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
29. 29.📝 In a test you lost 1 mark to careless slips, 5 to questions you ran out of time for and 6 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
30. 30.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) praising your effort (b) updating your plan (c) redoing wrong sums (d) hiding the paper
31. 31.True or false: if you did not know how to find an average, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: if you wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔁 You get your test paper back. What first? (a) throw it away (b) look at the mistakes (c) only see the mark (d) hide it
34. 34.🔁 You keep losing marks for missing units. What helps? (a) a unit check at the end (b) hoping for luck (c) skipping numbers (d) writing faster
35. 35.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: updating your plan? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting weak topics (b) hiding the paper (c) tearing up the paper (d) never looking at it
37. 37.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You could not explain how a lever works. (a) a time problem (b) a concept gap (c) a misread question (d) a careless slip
38. 38.🔍 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 misread question (d) a careless slip
39. 39.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: never looking at it? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
40. 40.True or false: if you could not explain how a lever works, it is a misread question. (a) False (b) True

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