Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 188 · 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 14 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
2. 2.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: noting weak topics? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
3. 3.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had no time to finish the essay. (a) a misread question (b) a concept gap (c) a careless slip (d) a time problem
4. 4.📝 You scored 17 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listing your mistakes (b) updating your plan (c) redoing wrong sums (d) blaming the teacher
6. 6.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out. (a) a misread question (b) a concept gap (c) a time problem (d) a careless slip
7. 7.📝 You scored 41 out of 50 in a class test. What percentage is that?
8. 8.True or false: if you could not explain how a lever works, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔁 Where should you note your common mistakes? (a) in your head only (b) on your hand (c) a mistakes notebook (d) nowhere
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listing your mistakes (b) redoing wrong sums (c) tearing up the paper (d) praising your effort
11. 11.🔁 A low mark in one test means… (a) you can never do it (b) a chance to improve (c) the end of the year (d) quit the subject
12. 12.True or false: if you gave three points when it asked for five, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔁 Why redo the questions you got wrong? (a) to copy answers (b) to waste time (c) to fix the gap (d) to change the mark
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up the subject (b) listing your mistakes (c) noting weak topics (d) praising your effort
15. 15.🔁 You get your test paper back. What first? (a) look at the mistakes (b) hide it (c) only see the mark (d) throw it away
16. 16.📝 You scored 34 out of 40 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.🔍 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 misread question (d) a concept gap
19. 19.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You did not know how to find an average. (a) a concept gap (b) a misread question (c) a time problem (d) a careless slip
20. 20.📝 In a test you lost 3 marks to careless slips, 3 to questions you ran out of time for and 5 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
21. 21.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) listing your mistakes (c) noting weak topics (d) tearing up the paper
22. 22.📝 In a test you lost 2 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?
23. 23.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes. (a) a time problem (b) a careless slip (c) a misread question (d) a concept gap
24. 24.True or false: if you could not explain how a lever works, it is a misread question. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You could not explain how a lever works. (a) a misread question (b) a time problem (c) a concept gap (d) a careless slip
26. 26.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages. (a) a concept gap (b) a time problem (c) a careless slip (d) a misread question
27. 27.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) noting weak topics (b) listing your mistakes (c) updating your plan (d) never looking at it
28. 28.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: giving up the subject? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
29. 29.True or false: if you gave three points when it asked for five, it is a misread question. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.📝 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?
31. 31.📝 You scored 68 out of 80 in a class test. What percentage is that?
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 scored 27 out of 50 in a class test. What percentage is that?
34. 34.🔍 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 concept gap (d) a time problem
35. 35.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) comparing with friends (b) tearing up the paper (c) giving up the subject (d) asking about doubts
36. 36.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had never practised map questions. (a) a time problem (b) a careless slip (c) a concept gap (d) a misread question
37. 37.📝 In a test you lost 5 marks to careless slips, 6 to questions you ran out of time for and 8 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
38. 38.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You gave three points when it asked for five. (a) a careless slip (b) a misread question (c) a concept gap (d) a time problem
39. 39.📝 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?
40. 40.True or false: if you did not know how to find an average, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False

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