Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 227 · 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.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: hiding the paper? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
2. 2.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) never looking at it (b) tearing up the paper (c) redoing wrong sums (d) hiding the paper
3. 3.📝 You scored 14 out of 40 in a class test. What percentage is that?
4. 4.📝 You scored 20 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
5. 5.True or false: if you did not know how to find an average, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had never practised map questions. (a) a misread question (b) a time problem (c) a careless slip (d) a concept gap
7. 7.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: praising your effort? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
8. 8.📝 In a test you lost 1 mark to careless slips, 2 to questions you ran out of time for and 6 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
9. 9.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) noting weak topics (b) praising your effort (c) listing your mistakes (d) blaming the teacher
10. 10.📝 In a test you lost 4 marks to careless slips, 6 to questions you ran out of time for and 2 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
11. 11.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question. (a) a misread question (b) a time problem (c) a concept gap (d) a careless slip
12. 12.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: giving up the subject? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
13. 13.🔍 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
14. 14.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: tearing up the paper? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
15. 15.📝 You scored 26 out of 50 in a class test. What percentage is that?
16. 16.True or false: if you spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question, it is a time problem. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.📝 In a test you lost 1 mark to careless slips, 4 to questions you ran out of time for and 7 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) updating your plan (b) asking about doubts (c) listing your mistakes (d) comparing with friends
19. 19.📝 In a test you lost 4 marks to careless slips, 1 to questions you ran out of time for and 3 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) comparing with friends (b) blaming the teacher (c) never looking at it (d) listing your mistakes
21. 21.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: noting weak topics? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up the subject (b) blaming the teacher (c) hiding the paper (d) redoing wrong sums
23. 23.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You did not know how to find an average. (a) a misread question (b) a careless slip (c) a time problem (d) a concept gap
24. 24.📝 In a test you lost 4 marks to careless slips, 5 to questions you ran out of time for and 4 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
25. 25.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: updating your plan? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
26. 26.🔁 A low mark in one test means… (a) the end of the year (b) a chance to improve (c) you can never do it (d) quit the subject
27. 27.🔁 Where should you note your common mistakes? (a) in your head only (b) a mistakes notebook (c) nowhere (d) on your hand
28. 28.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) hiding the paper (b) praising your effort (c) noting weak topics (d) updating your plan
29. 29.True or false: if you knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You gave three points when it asked for five. (a) a careless slip (b) a misread question (c) a time problem (d) a concept gap
31. 31.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: redoing wrong sums? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
32. 32.🔁 You get your test paper back. What first? (a) throw it away (b) look at the mistakes (c) only see the mark (d) hide it
33. 33.🔁 Why redo the questions you got wrong? (a) to waste time (b) to copy answers (c) to fix the gap (d) to change the mark
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming the teacher (b) hiding the paper (c) praising your effort (d) tearing up the paper
35. 35.True or false: if you could not explain how a lever works, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.📝 You scored 52 out of 80 in a class test. What percentage is that?
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting weak topics (b) giving up the subject (c) updating your plan (d) redoing wrong sums
38. 38.True or false: if you did not know how to find an average, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting weak topics (b) listing your mistakes (c) redoing wrong sums (d) hiding the paper
40. 40.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had no time to finish the essay. (a) a concept gap (b) a careless slip (c) a misread question (d) a time problem

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