Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 19 · 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 5 marks to careless slips, 4 to questions you ran out of time for and 8 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
2. 2.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: praising your effort? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
3. 3.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote the right answer in the wrong box. (a) a careless slip (b) a concept gap (c) a misread question (d) a time problem
4. 4.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You gave three points when it asked for five. (a) a concept gap (b) a time problem (c) a careless slip (d) a misread question
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) praising your effort (b) asking about doubts (c) comparing with friends (d) redoing wrong sums
6. 6.True or false: if you knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48, it is a misread question. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never looking at it (b) listing your mistakes (c) asking about doubts (d) praising your effort
8. 8.📝 In a test you lost 3 marks to careless slips, 4 to questions you ran out of time for and 5 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
9. 9.🔁 A low mark in one test means… (a) you can never do it (b) quit the subject (c) the end of the year (d) a chance to improve
10. 10.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: asking about doubts? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) updating your plan (b) listing your mistakes (c) noting weak topics (d) blaming the teacher
12. 12.📝 In a test you lost 3 marks to careless slips, 4 to questions you ran out of time for and 1 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
13. 13.📝 In a test you lost 5 marks to careless slips, 2 to questions you ran out of time for and 6 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) updating your plan (b) listing your mistakes (c) hiding the paper (d) redoing wrong sums
15. 15.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages. (a) a misread question (b) a time problem (c) a concept gap (d) a careless slip
16. 16.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You could not explain how a lever works. (a) a time problem (b) a misread question (c) a careless slip (d) a concept gap
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) comparing with friends (b) giving up the subject (c) noting weak topics (d) blaming the teacher
18. 18.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) updating your plan (b) noting weak topics (c) asking about doubts (d) hiding the paper
19. 19.True or false: if you wrote the right answer in the wrong box, it is a time problem. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: if you wrote the right answer in the wrong box, it is a misread question. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question. (a) a careless slip (b) a concept gap (c) a misread question (d) a time problem
22. 22.📝 You scored 10 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
23. 23.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) giving up the subject (b) tearing up the paper (c) blaming the teacher (d) noting weak topics
24. 24.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) hiding the paper (b) never looking at it (c) giving up the subject (d) praising your effort
25. 25.True or false: if you spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.📝 You scored 32 out of 40 in a class test. What percentage is that?
27. 27.📝 You scored 29 out of 50 in a class test. What percentage is that?
28. 28.True or false: if you left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out, it is a time problem. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) giving up the subject (b) listing your mistakes (c) tearing up the paper (d) hiding the paper
30. 30.📝 In a test you lost 5 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?
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up the subject (b) blaming the teacher (c) asking about doubts (d) never looking at it
32. 32.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You forgot to carry the 1 in an addition. (a) a concept gap (b) a misread question (c) a time problem (d) a careless slip
33. 33.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: updating your plan? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
34. 34.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: listing your mistakes? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
35. 35.🔁 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
36. 36.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) comparing with friends (b) asking about doubts (c) tearing up the paper (d) blaming the teacher
37. 37.True or false: if you did not know how to find an average, it is a time problem. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: if you forgot to carry the 1 in an addition, it is a time problem. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) comparing with friends (b) blaming the teacher (c) hiding the paper (d) listing your mistakes
40. 40.📝 You scored 16 out of 50 in a class test. What percentage is that?

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