Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 181 · 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 3 marks to careless slips, 2 to questions you ran out of time for and 7 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up the subject (b) praising your effort (c) comparing with friends (d) tearing up the paper
3. 3.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) noting weak topics (b) comparing with friends (c) redoing wrong sums (d) asking about doubts
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming the teacher (b) hiding the paper (c) noting weak topics (d) giving up the subject
5. 5.📝 You scored 27 out of 50 in a class test. What percentage is that?
6. 6.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: tearing up the paper? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
7. 7.🔍 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
8. 8.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) hiding the paper (b) listing your mistakes (c) redoing wrong sums (d) praising your effort
9. 9.📝 In a test you lost 2 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?
10. 10.📝 In a test you lost 4 marks to careless slips, 2 to questions you ran out of time for and 4 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
11. 11.📝 In a test you lost 5 marks to careless slips, 5 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 could not explain how a lever works. (a) a misread question (b) a concept gap (c) a time problem (d) a careless slip
13. 13.🔁 You keep losing marks for missing units. What helps? (a) writing faster (b) hoping for luck (c) skipping numbers (d) a unit check at the end
14. 14.🔁 After the exam, should you discuss every answer with friends? (a) yes, for hours (b) argue about each (c) no, rest and move on (d) yes, and worry
15. 15.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) asking about doubts (b) blaming the teacher (c) comparing with friends (d) tearing up the paper
16. 16.📝 You scored 36 out of 50 in a class test. What percentage is that?
17. 17.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: comparing with friends? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
18. 18.📝 In a test you lost 3 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.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) tearing up the paper (b) hiding the paper (c) never looking at it (d) updating your plan
20. 20.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) comparing with friends (b) blaming the teacher (c) praising your effort (d) tearing up the paper
21. 21.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: listing your mistakes? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
22. 22.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out. (a) a careless slip (b) a concept gap (c) a time problem (d) a misread question
23. 23.True or false: if you spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question, it is a time problem. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) listing your mistakes (c) giving up the subject (d) praising your effort
25. 25.True or false: if you had never practised map questions, it is a misread question. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: if you left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming the teacher (b) tearing up the paper (c) asking about doubts (d) hiding the paper
28. 28.True or false: if you spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question, it is a misread question. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔁 You get your test paper back. What first? (a) only see the mark (b) hide it (c) throw it away (d) look at the mistakes
30. 30.True or false: if you left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out, it is a misread question. (a) False (b) True
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.📝 In a test you lost 5 marks to careless slips, 2 to questions you ran out of time for and 5 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
33. 33.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You did not know how to find an average. (a) a careless slip (b) a concept gap (c) a time problem (d) a misread question
34. 34.📝 You scored 8 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
35. 35.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) noting weak topics (b) comparing with friends (c) blaming the teacher (d) hiding the paper
36. 36.🔁 Why redo the questions you got wrong? (a) to change the mark (b) to waste time (c) to copy answers (d) to fix the gap
37. 37.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes. (a) a careless slip (b) a time problem (c) a misread question (d) a concept gap
38. 38.🔍 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 time problem (d) a careless slip
39. 39.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: noting weak topics? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
40. 40.True or false: if you did not know how to find an average, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True

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