Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 20 · 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) listing your mistakes (b) updating your plan (c) giving up the subject (d) praising your effort
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) comparing with friends (b) giving up the subject (c) hiding the paper (d) asking about doubts
3. 3.🔁 After the exam, should you discuss every answer with friends? (a) argue about each (b) yes, and worry (c) no, rest and move on (d) yes, for hours
4. 4.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You gave three points when it asked for five. (a) a careless slip (b) a concept gap (c) a misread question (d) a time problem
5. 5.True or false: if you forgot to carry the 1 in an addition, it is a time problem. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: never looking at it? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
7. 7.True or false: if you had no time to finish the essay, it is a misread question. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) praising your effort (b) tearing up the paper (c) blaming the teacher (d) hiding the paper
9. 9.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You did not know how to find an average. (a) a misread question (b) a time problem (c) a careless slip (d) a concept gap
10. 10.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote the right answer in the wrong box. (a) a misread question (b) a careless slip (c) a time problem (d) a concept gap
11. 11.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) updating your plan (c) never looking at it (d) asking about doubts
12. 12.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: listing your mistakes? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
13. 13.📝 In a test you lost 1 mark to careless slips, 1 to questions you ran out of time for and 7 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
14. 14.🔁 You get your test paper back. What first? (a) throw it away (b) only see the mark (c) hide it (d) look at the mistakes
15. 15.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) updating your plan (b) hiding the paper (c) comparing with friends (d) tearing up the paper
16. 16.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) tearing up the paper (c) comparing with friends (d) blaming the teacher
17. 17.📝 You scored 18 out of 40 in a class test. What percentage is that?
18. 18.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question. (a) a concept gap (b) a time problem (c) a misread question (d) a careless slip
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) praising your effort (b) never looking at it (c) listing your mistakes (d) noting weak topics
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up the subject (b) blaming the teacher (c) redoing wrong sums (d) tearing up the paper
21. 21.🔍 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
22. 22.📝 In a test you lost 3 marks to careless slips, 1 to questions you ran out of time for and 6 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
23. 23.True or false: if you did not know how to find an average, it is a misread question. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.📝 In a test you lost 1 mark 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?
25. 25.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You forgot to carry the 1 in an addition. (a) a concept gap (b) a careless slip (c) a misread question (d) a time problem
26. 26.📝 In a test you lost 2 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?
27. 27.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: blaming the teacher? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
28. 28.True or false: if you gave three points when it asked for five, it is a misread question. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.📝 You scored 80 out of 80 in a class test. What percentage is that?
30. 30.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) tearing up the paper (b) hiding the paper (c) listing your mistakes (d) never looking at it
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking about doubts (b) redoing wrong sums (c) noting weak topics (d) hiding the paper
32. 32.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) tearing up the paper (b) noting weak topics (c) giving up the subject (d) hiding the paper
33. 33.True or false: if you had no time to finish the essay, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: redoing wrong sums? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
35. 35.📝 You scored 23 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
36. 36.🔁 Where should you note your common mistakes? (a) on your hand (b) nowhere (c) in your head only (d) a mistakes notebook
37. 37.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had never practised map questions. (a) a concept gap (b) a careless slip (c) a misread question (d) a time problem
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) praising your effort (b) hiding the paper (c) never looking at it (d) blaming the teacher
39. 39.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: tearing up the paper? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
40. 40.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: asking about doubts? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step

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