Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 2 · 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) never looking at it (b) asking about doubts (c) noting weak topics (d) praising your effort
2. 2.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You did not know how to find an average. (a) a time problem (b) a careless slip (c) a misread question (d) a concept gap
3. 3.📝 You scored 60 out of 80 in a class test. What percentage is that?
4. 4.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had no time to finish the essay. (a) a misread question (b) a time problem (c) a concept gap (d) a careless slip
5. 5.📝 You scored 20 out of 40 in a class test. What percentage is that?
6. 6.🔁 You keep losing marks for missing units. What helps? (a) skipping numbers (b) writing faster (c) a unit check at the end (d) hoping for luck
7. 7.True or false: if you left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out, it is a time problem. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out. (a) a misread question (b) a careless slip (c) a time problem (d) a concept gap
9. 9.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: hiding the paper? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
10. 10.True or false: if you left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out, it is a misread question. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.📝 You scored 32 out of 80 in a class test. What percentage is that?
12. 12.📝 You scored 47 out of 50 in a class test. What percentage is that?
13. 13.True or false: if you knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: updating your plan? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
15. 15.📝 In a test you lost 2 marks to careless slips, 2 to questions you ran out of time for and 2 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
16. 16.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) asking about doubts (b) listing your mistakes (c) updating your plan (d) never looking at it
17. 17.📝 You scored 15 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
18. 18.🔁 A low mark in one test means… (a) you can never do it (b) quit the subject (c) a chance to improve (d) the end of the year
19. 19.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You could not explain how a lever works. (a) a concept gap (b) a time problem (c) a misread question (d) a careless slip
20. 20.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) listing your mistakes (b) updating your plan (c) comparing with friends (d) noting weak topics
21. 21.📝 You scored 13 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
22. 22.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: listing your mistakes? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
23. 23.True or false: if you spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting weak topics (b) listing your mistakes (c) updating your plan (d) comparing with friends
25. 25.📝 In a test you lost 2 marks to careless slips, 1 to questions you ran out of time for and 2 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
26. 26.📝 In a test you lost 1 mark to careless slips, 2 to questions you ran out of time for and 1 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
27. 27.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: tearing up the paper? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
28. 28.True or false: if you wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.📝 In a test you lost 5 marks to careless slips, 6 to questions you ran out of time for and 5 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
30. 30.🔁 You get your test paper back. What first? (a) throw it away (b) look at the mistakes (c) hide it (d) only see the mark
31. 31.True or false: if you gave three points when it asked for five, it is a misread question. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) updating your plan (b) redoing wrong sums (c) asking about doubts (d) hiding the paper
33. 33.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) updating your plan (b) listing your mistakes (c) praising your effort (d) giving up the subject
34. 34.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages. (a) a time problem (b) a misread question (c) a careless slip (d) a concept gap
35. 35.True or false: if you spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.📝 In a test you lost 5 marks to careless slips, 3 to questions you ran out of time for and 8 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) updating your plan (b) redoing wrong sums (c) giving up the subject (d) praising your effort
38. 38.📝 You scored 12 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
39. 39.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) blaming the teacher (b) hiding the paper (c) tearing up the paper (d) listing your mistakes
40. 40.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: never looking at it? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step

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