Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 216 · 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 6 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.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out. (a) a time problem (b) a misread question (c) a concept gap (d) a careless slip
3. 3.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes. (a) a misread question (b) a time problem (c) a careless slip (d) a concept gap
4. 4.🔁 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
5. 5.📝 You scored 19 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
6. 6.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question. (a) a misread question (b) a concept gap (c) a careless slip (d) a time problem
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up the subject (b) tearing up the paper (c) blaming the teacher (d) asking about doubts
8. 8.True or false: if you gave three points when it asked for five, it is a misread question. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔁 Why redo the questions you got wrong? (a) to change the mark (b) to copy answers (c) to waste time (d) to fix the gap
10. 10.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: giving up the subject? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
11. 11.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) hiding the paper (b) giving up the subject (c) asking about doubts (d) tearing up the paper
12. 12.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You did not know how to find an average. (a) a careless slip (b) a misread question (c) a concept gap (d) a time problem
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming the teacher (b) noting weak topics (c) hiding the paper (d) never looking at it
14. 14.📝 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?
15. 15.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) giving up the subject (b) blaming the teacher (c) hiding the paper (d) praising your effort
16. 16.True or false: if you had never practised map questions, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: listing your mistakes? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
18. 18.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You could not explain how a lever works. (a) a concept gap (b) a misread question (c) a time problem (d) a careless slip
19. 19.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) blaming the teacher (b) praising your effort (c) noting weak topics (d) asking about doubts
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) giving up the subject (c) blaming the teacher (d) hiding the paper
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) praising your effort (b) redoing wrong sums (c) asking about doubts (d) never looking at it
22. 22.📝 You scored 34 out of 40 in a class test. What percentage is that?
23. 23.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) comparing with friends (b) listing your mistakes (c) noting weak topics (d) updating your plan
24. 24.📝 You scored 13 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
25. 25.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: never looking at it? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
26. 26.True or false: if you could not explain how a lever works, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.📝 You scored 21 out of 50 in a class test. What percentage is that?
28. 28.📝 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?
29. 29.True or false: if you wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes, it is a time problem. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.📝 In a test you lost 4 marks to careless slips, 5 to questions you ran out of time for and 6 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
31. 31.📝 You scored 20 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
32. 32.True or false: if you did not know how to find an average, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You gave three points when it asked for five. (a) a time problem (b) a concept gap (c) a careless slip (d) a misread question
34. 34.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: asking about doubts? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
35. 35.🔁 Where should you note your common mistakes? (a) in your head only (b) nowhere (c) on your hand (d) a mistakes notebook
36. 36.True or false: if you spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.📝 In a test you lost 1 mark to careless slips, 2 to questions you ran out of time for and 5 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) comparing with friends (b) hiding the paper (c) tearing up the paper (d) updating your plan
39. 39.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) comparing with friends (b) hiding the paper (c) noting weak topics (d) blaming the teacher
40. 40.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote the right answer in the wrong box. (a) a concept gap (b) a time problem (c) a misread question (d) a careless slip

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