Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 244 · 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.True or false: if you spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔁 Where should you note your common mistakes? (a) in your head only (b) a mistakes notebook (c) nowhere (d) on your hand
3. 3.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes. (a) a concept gap (b) a careless slip (c) a time problem (d) a misread question
4. 4.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) asking about doubts (b) never looking at it (c) updating your plan (d) praising your effort
5. 5.True or false: if you knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48, it is a misread question. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.📝 In a test you lost 1 mark to careless slips, 2 to questions you ran out of time for and 3 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
7. 7.🔁 Why redo the questions you got wrong? (a) to waste time (b) to copy answers (c) to change the mark (d) to fix the gap
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listing your mistakes (b) noting weak topics (c) comparing with friends (d) redoing wrong sums
9. 9.True or false: if you had never practised map questions, it is a time problem. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) hiding the paper (b) listing your mistakes (c) blaming the teacher (d) never looking at it
11. 11.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote the right answer in the wrong box. (a) a careless slip (b) a misread question (c) a time problem (d) a concept gap
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking about doubts (b) noting weak topics (c) never looking at it (d) redoing wrong sums
13. 13.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: praising your effort? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
14. 14.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out. (a) a careless slip (b) a time problem (c) a concept gap (d) a misread question
15. 15.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: noting weak topics? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the paper (b) giving up the subject (c) praising your effort (d) blaming the teacher
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up the subject (b) listing your mistakes (c) hiding the paper (d) blaming the teacher
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 get your test paper back. What first? (a) throw it away (b) only see the mark (c) hide it (d) look at the mistakes
20. 20.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: listing your mistakes? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
21. 21.True or false: if you forgot to carry the 1 in an addition, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.📝 You scored 22 out of 40 in a class test. What percentage is that?
23. 23.📝 You scored 19 out of 50 in a class test. What percentage is that?
24. 24.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: updating your plan? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
25. 25.🔁 A low mark in one test means… (a) the end of the year (b) a chance to improve (c) quit the subject (d) you can never do it
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) hiding the paper (c) asking about doubts (d) listing your mistakes
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listing your mistakes (b) asking about doubts (c) praising your effort (d) giving up the subject
28. 28.True or false: if you gave three points when it asked for five, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: if you forgot to carry the 1 in an addition, it is a time problem. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: redoing wrong sums? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
31. 31.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages. (a) a time problem (b) a careless slip (c) a misread question (d) a concept gap
32. 32.📝 In a test you lost 1 mark to careless slips, 2 to questions you ran out of time for and 2 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
33. 33.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: giving up the subject? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
34. 34.📝 You scored 40 out of 80 in a class test. What percentage is that?
35. 35.🔁 You keep losing marks for missing units. What helps? (a) a unit check at the end (b) writing faster (c) skipping numbers (d) hoping for luck
36. 36.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) comparing with friends (c) giving up the subject (d) hiding the paper
37. 37.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You did not know how to find an average. (a) a misread question (b) a concept gap (c) a time problem (d) a careless slip
38. 38.📝 In a test you lost 2 marks to careless slips, 6 to questions you ran out of time for and 1 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
39. 39.📝 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?
40. 40.🔁 After the exam, should you discuss every answer with friends? (a) no, rest and move on (b) yes, and worry (c) argue about each (d) yes, for hours

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