Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 230 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tearing up the paper (b) comparing with friends (c) giving up the subject (d) noting weak topics
2. 2.🔁 After the exam, should you discuss every answer with friends? (a) no, rest and move on (b) yes, and worry (c) yes, for hours (d) argue about each
3. 3.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: noting weak topics? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
4. 4.True or false: if you spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You forgot to carry the 1 in an addition. (a) a careless slip (b) a misread question (c) a time problem (d) a concept gap
6. 6.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: listing your mistakes? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
7. 7.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: asking about doubts? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
8. 8.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: comparing with friends? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
9. 9.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) never looking at it (b) redoing wrong sums (c) giving up the subject (d) comparing with friends
10. 10.🔁 Where should you note your common mistakes? (a) on your hand (b) a mistakes notebook (c) nowhere (d) in your head only
11. 11.🔁 Why redo the questions you got wrong? (a) to copy answers (b) to fix the gap (c) to change the mark (d) to waste time
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never looking at it (b) asking about doubts (c) comparing with friends (d) tearing up the paper
13. 13.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) listing your mistakes (b) giving up the subject (c) comparing with friends (d) blaming the teacher
14. 14.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) hiding the paper (b) noting weak topics (c) listing your mistakes (d) praising your effort
15. 15.📝 You scored 13 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
16. 16.True or false: if you had never practised map questions, it is a misread question. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: praising your effort? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
18. 18.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You gave three points when it asked for five. (a) a misread question (b) a time problem (c) a concept gap (d) a careless slip
19. 19.📝 You scored 20 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
20. 20.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: updating your plan? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
21. 21.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question. (a) a concept gap (b) a misread question (c) a careless slip (d) a time problem
22. 22.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: redoing wrong sums? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
23. 23.🔁 You get your test paper back. What first? (a) only see the mark (b) look at the mistakes (c) hide it (d) throw it away
24. 24.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48. (a) a careless slip (b) a concept gap (c) a misread question (d) a time problem
25. 25.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had never practised map questions. (a) a concept gap (b) a misread question (c) a time problem (d) a careless slip
26. 26.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) updating your plan (b) redoing wrong sums (c) listing your mistakes (d) comparing with friends
27. 27.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) asking about doubts (b) blaming the teacher (c) listing your mistakes (d) noting weak topics
28. 28.🔁 You keep losing marks for missing units. What helps? (a) writing faster (b) skipping numbers (c) hoping for luck (d) a unit check at the end
29. 29.📝 In a test you lost 6 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?
30. 30.True or false: if you wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages, it is a misread question. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.📝 In a test you lost 5 marks to careless slips, 4 to questions you ran out of time for and 5 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
32. 32.True or false: if you spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question, it is a misread question. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting weak topics (b) redoing wrong sums (c) asking about doubts (d) giving up the subject
34. 34.📝 You scored 22 out of 50 in a class test. What percentage is that?
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking about doubts (b) comparing with friends (c) redoing wrong sums (d) praising your effort
36. 36.True or false: if you knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You could not explain how a lever works. (a) a careless slip (b) a time problem (c) a concept gap (d) a misread question
38. 38.📝 You scored 30 out of 40 in a class test. What percentage is that?
39. 39.📝 You scored 14 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
40. 40.True or false: if you spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False

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