Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 25 · 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.📝 You scored 40 out of 40 in a class test. What percentage is that?
2. 2.📝 You scored 16 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
3. 3.📝 In a test you lost 1 mark to careless slips, 2 to questions you ran out of time for and 1 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
4. 4.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) listing your mistakes (b) asking about doubts (c) blaming the teacher (d) praising your effort
5. 5.🔁 Why redo the questions you got wrong? (a) to fix the gap (b) to waste time (c) to copy answers (d) to change the mark
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up the subject (b) listing your mistakes (c) asking about doubts (d) praising your effort
7. 7.🔁 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
8. 8.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) praising your effort (b) giving up the subject (c) redoing wrong sums (d) listing your mistakes
9. 9.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had never practised map questions. (a) a concept gap (b) a time problem (c) a misread question (d) a careless slip
10. 10.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote the right answer in the wrong box. (a) a time problem (b) a careless slip (c) a misread question (d) a concept gap
11. 11.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: never looking at it? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
12. 12.🔁 You get your test paper back. What first? (a) hide it (b) look at the mistakes (c) throw it away (d) only see the mark
13. 13.True or false: if you did not know how to find an average, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.📝 You scored 27 out of 50 in a class test. What percentage is that?
15. 15.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: noting weak topics? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
16. 16.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: updating your plan? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
17. 17.True or false: if you could not explain how a lever works, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) comparing with friends (b) never looking at it (c) updating your plan (d) giving up the subject
19. 19.True or false: if you wrote the right answer in the wrong box, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: if you forgot to carry the 1 in an addition, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes. (a) a careless slip (b) a concept gap (c) a time problem (d) a misread question
22. 22.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You did not know how to find an average. (a) a misread question (b) a time problem (c) a careless slip (d) a concept gap
23. 23.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) listing your mistakes (b) tearing up the paper (c) praising your effort (d) redoing wrong sums
24. 24.True or false: if you knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.📝 In a test you lost 6 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?
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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming the teacher (b) giving up the subject (c) comparing with friends (d) listing your mistakes
28. 28.True or false: if you spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔁 A low mark in one test means… (a) you can never do it (b) the end of the year (c) quit the subject (d) a chance to improve
30. 30.True or false: if you gave three points when it asked for five, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.📝 You scored 22 out of 40 in a class test. What percentage is that?
32. 32.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: listing your mistakes? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
33. 33.True or false: if you spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: if you wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes, it is a misread question. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.📝 You scored 26 out of 40 in a class test. What percentage is that?
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up the subject (b) blaming the teacher (c) asking about doubts (d) tearing up the paper
37. 37.True or false: if you had never practised map questions, it is a time problem. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: if you wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages, it is a misread question. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: tearing up the paper? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listing your mistakes (b) blaming the teacher (c) noting weak topics (d) redoing wrong sums

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