Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 201 · 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, 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?
2. 2.🔁 You keep losing marks for missing units. What helps? (a) writing faster (b) a unit check at the end (c) hoping for luck (d) skipping numbers
3. 3.📝 You scored 8 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) blaming the teacher (c) praising your effort (d) listing your mistakes
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) praising your effort (b) blaming the teacher (c) giving up the subject (d) tearing up the paper
6. 6.True or false: if you did not know how to find an average, it is a misread question. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.📝 In a test you lost 1 mark 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?
8. 8.🔁 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
9. 9.🔍 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 concept gap (d) a misread question
10. 10.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) blaming the teacher (b) comparing with friends (c) asking about doubts (d) tearing up the paper
11. 11.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You could not explain how a lever works. (a) a careless slip (b) a misread question (c) a concept gap (d) a time problem
12. 12.True or false: if you did not know how to find an average, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: never looking at it? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
14. 14.True or false: if you spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had no time to finish the essay. (a) a careless slip (b) a misread question (c) a concept gap (d) a time problem
16. 16.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) asking about doubts (b) tearing up the paper (c) redoing wrong sums (d) listing your mistakes
17. 17.🔍 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 time problem (d) a concept gap
18. 18.True or false: if you knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: if you left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out, it is a time problem. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.📝 You scored 36 out of 80 in a class test. What percentage is that?
21. 21.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) listing your mistakes (b) blaming the teacher (c) never looking at it (d) comparing with friends
22. 22.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) hiding the paper (c) praising your effort (d) asking about doubts
23. 23.True or false: if you had never practised map questions, it is a time problem. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: redoing wrong sums? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
25. 25.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes. (a) a concept gap (b) a time problem (c) a careless slip (d) a misread question
26. 26.📝 In a test you lost 3 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?
27. 27.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote the right answer in the wrong box. (a) a time problem (b) a careless slip (c) a concept gap (d) a misread question
28. 28.📝 In a test you lost 6 marks to careless slips, 6 to questions you ran out of time for and 1 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
29. 29.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) comparing with friends (b) noting weak topics (c) asking about doubts (d) listing your mistakes
30. 30.🔍 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
31. 31.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: praising your effort? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
32. 32.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had never practised map questions. (a) a time problem (b) a careless slip (c) a misread question (d) a concept gap
33. 33.True or false: if you left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out, it is a misread question. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: comparing with friends? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
35. 35.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) giving up the subject (b) noting weak topics (c) asking about doubts (d) updating your plan
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the paper (b) noting weak topics (c) comparing with friends (d) never looking at it
37. 37.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out. (a) a careless slip (b) a misread question (c) a concept gap (d) a time problem
38. 38.📝 In a test you lost 3 marks to careless slips, 5 to questions you ran out of time for and 5 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) updating your plan (b) redoing wrong sums (c) listing your mistakes (d) hiding the paper
40. 40.🔁 After the exam, should you discuss every answer with friends? (a) argue about each (b) no, rest and move on (c) yes, and worry (d) yes, for hours

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