Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 223 · 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.🔁 Where should you note your common mistakes? (a) a mistakes notebook (b) nowhere (c) in your head only (d) on your hand
2. 2.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: praising your effort? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
3. 3.🔁 After the exam, should you discuss every answer with friends? (a) yes, for hours (b) no, rest and move on (c) argue about each (d) yes, and worry
4. 4.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: hiding the paper? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
5. 5.📝 In a test you lost 4 marks to careless slips, 2 to questions you ran out of time for and 8 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
6. 6.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out. (a) a concept gap (b) a careless slip (c) a time problem (d) a misread question
7. 7.📝 You scored 10 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
8. 8.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: updating your plan? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
9. 9.🔁 Why redo the questions you got wrong? (a) to fix the gap (b) to copy answers (c) to waste time (d) to change the mark
10. 10.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You forgot to carry the 1 in an addition. (a) a time problem (b) a misread question (c) a concept gap (d) a careless slip
11. 11.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages. (a) a time problem (b) a concept gap (c) a careless slip (d) a misread question
12. 12.True or false: if you spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.📝 In a test you lost 3 marks to careless slips, 4 to questions you ran out of time for and 6 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
14. 14.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: noting weak topics? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
15. 15.📝 You scored 28 out of 80 in a class test. What percentage is that?
16. 16.📝 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?
17. 17.📝 You scored 19 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
18. 18.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote the right answer in the wrong box. (a) a misread question (b) a concept gap (c) a time problem (d) a careless slip
19. 19.True or false: if you wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes, it is a misread question. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) praising your effort (b) updating your plan (c) tearing up the paper (d) noting weak topics
21. 21.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) praising your effort (b) comparing with friends (c) never looking at it (d) giving up the subject
22. 22.🔍 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 careless slip (d) a misread question
23. 23.True or false: if you wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.📝 In a test you lost 4 marks to careless slips, 3 to questions you ran out of time for and 3 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
25. 25.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: asking about doubts? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
26. 26.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You did not know how to find an average. (a) a concept gap (b) a careless slip (c) a misread question (d) a time problem
27. 27.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You could not explain how a lever works. (a) a time problem (b) a careless slip (c) a misread question (d) a concept gap
28. 28.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: blaming the teacher? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
29. 29.🔁 A low mark in one test means… (a) quit the subject (b) the end of the year (c) you can never do it (d) a chance to improve
30. 30.True or false: if you knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48, it is a time problem. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) hiding the paper (b) listing your mistakes (c) updating your plan (d) redoing wrong sums
32. 32.🔁 You get your test paper back. What first? (a) hide it (b) only see the mark (c) look at the mistakes (d) throw it away
33. 33.🔁 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
34. 34.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You gave three points when it asked for five. (a) a concept gap (b) a careless slip (c) a time problem (d) a misread question
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking about doubts (b) redoing wrong sums (c) listing your mistakes (d) blaming the teacher
36. 36.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: giving up the subject? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
37. 37.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) asking about doubts (b) updating your plan (c) giving up the subject (d) redoing wrong sums
38. 38.📝 You scored 19 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
39. 39.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) never looking at it (b) giving up the subject (c) noting weak topics (d) hiding the paper
40. 40.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) listing your mistakes (b) comparing with friends (c) giving up the subject (d) never looking at it

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