Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 208 · 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 get your test paper back. What first? (a) only see the mark (b) throw it away (c) hide it (d) look at the mistakes
2. 2.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had never practised map questions. (a) a careless slip (b) a time problem (c) a misread question (d) a concept gap
3. 3.📝 You scored 12 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
4. 4.📝 In a test you lost 3 marks to careless slips, 4 to questions you ran out of time for and 4 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming the teacher (b) hiding the paper (c) redoing wrong sums (d) giving up the subject
6. 6.🔁 After the exam, should you discuss every answer with friends? (a) yes, for hours (b) yes, and worry (c) argue about each (d) no, rest and move on
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never looking at it (b) hiding the paper (c) comparing with friends (d) asking about doubts
8. 8.🔁 You keep losing marks for missing units. What helps? (a) hoping for luck (b) a unit check at the end (c) writing faster (d) skipping numbers
9. 9.📝 In a test you lost 1 mark to careless slips, 2 to questions you ran out of time for and 7 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
10. 10.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) listing your mistakes (b) blaming the teacher (c) redoing wrong sums (d) asking about doubts
11. 11.🔁 A low mark in one test means… (a) the end of the year (b) quit the subject (c) you can never do it (d) a chance to improve
12. 12.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48. (a) a concept gap (b) a misread question (c) a careless slip (d) a time problem
13. 13.📝 You scored 16 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
14. 14.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages. (a) a misread question (b) a careless slip (c) a concept gap (d) a time problem
15. 15.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: never looking at it? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
16. 16.📝 You scored 23 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
17. 17.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) hiding the paper (b) blaming the teacher (c) listing your mistakes (d) tearing up the paper
18. 18.📝 You scored 40 out of 40 in a class test. What percentage is that?
19. 19.🔁 Where should you note your common mistakes? (a) on your hand (b) in your head only (c) nowhere (d) a mistakes notebook
20. 20.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: giving up the subject? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
21. 21.True or false: if you knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listing your mistakes (b) asking about doubts (c) hiding the paper (d) praising your effort
23. 23.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) updating your plan (b) redoing wrong sums (c) praising your effort (d) giving up the subject
24. 24.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: redoing wrong sums? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
25. 25.📝 You scored 68 out of 80 in a class test. What percentage is that?
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) praising your effort (b) asking about doubts (c) redoing wrong sums (d) never looking at it
27. 27.📝 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?
28. 28.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: listing your mistakes? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never looking at it (b) comparing with friends (c) listing your mistakes (d) hiding the paper
30. 30.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question. (a) a concept gap (b) a careless slip (c) a time problem (d) a misread question
31. 31.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You forgot to carry the 1 in an addition. (a) a time problem (b) a concept gap (c) a misread question (d) a careless slip
32. 32.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) tearing up the paper (c) asking about doubts (d) noting weak topics
33. 33.🔁 Why redo the questions you got wrong? (a) to waste time (b) to change the mark (c) to copy answers (d) to fix the gap
34. 34.True or false: if you gave three points when it asked for five, it is a misread question. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.📝 You scored 14 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
36. 36.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) comparing with friends (c) hiding the paper (d) never looking at it
37. 37.📝 In a test you lost 2 marks to careless slips, 3 to questions you ran out of time for and 4 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
38. 38.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: tearing up the paper? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
39. 39.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You could not explain how a lever works. (a) a misread question (b) a careless slip (c) a time problem (d) a concept gap
40. 40.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You gave three points when it asked for five. (a) a concept gap (b) a misread question (c) a time problem (d) a careless slip

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