Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 251 · 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: asking about doubts? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
2. 2.🔍 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
3. 3.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages. (a) a misread question (b) a time problem (c) a careless slip (d) a concept gap
4. 4.True or false: if you knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You forgot to carry the 1 in an addition. (a) a misread question (b) a time problem (c) a concept gap (d) a careless slip
6. 6.🔁 After the exam, should you discuss every answer with friends? (a) yes, for hours (b) argue about each (c) yes, and worry (d) no, rest and move on
7. 7.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes. (a) a time problem (b) a misread question (c) a careless slip (d) a concept gap
8. 8.🔁 You get your test paper back. What first? (a) hide it (b) look at the mistakes (c) only see the mark (d) throw it away
9. 9.🔁 A low mark in one test means… (a) a chance to improve (b) you can never do it (c) quit the subject (d) the end of the year
10. 10.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) asking about doubts (b) listing your mistakes (c) noting weak topics (d) blaming the teacher
11. 11.📝 You scored 68 out of 80 in a class test. What percentage is that?
12. 12.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) hiding the paper (c) giving up the subject (d) comparing with friends
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never looking at it (b) hiding the paper (c) updating your plan (d) comparing with friends
14. 14.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: redoing wrong sums? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
15. 15.📝 In a test you lost 4 marks 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?
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listing your mistakes (b) asking about doubts (c) updating your plan (d) never looking at it
17. 17.📝 In a test you lost 5 marks to careless slips, 3 to questions you ran out of time for and 1 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
18. 18.📝 You scored 19 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
19. 19.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: tearing up the paper? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
20. 20.True or false: if you spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question, it is a time problem. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.📝 You scored 49 out of 50 in a class test. What percentage is that?
22. 22.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: updating your plan? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
23. 23.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48. (a) a time problem (b) a careless slip (c) a concept gap (d) a misread question
24. 24.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You did not know how to find an average. (a) a time problem (b) a careless slip (c) a concept gap (d) a misread question
25. 25.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: blaming the teacher? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
26. 26.True or false: if you forgot to carry the 1 in an addition, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: if you had no time to finish the essay, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.📝 In a test you lost 6 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?
29. 29.📝 You scored 14 out of 40 in a class test. What percentage is that?
30. 30.True or false: if you had no time to finish the essay, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You gave three points when it asked for five. (a) a time problem (b) a misread question (c) a concept gap (d) a careless slip
32. 32.📝 You scored 15 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) comparing with friends (c) hiding the paper (d) giving up the subject
34. 34.📝 In a test you lost 2 marks to careless slips, 1 to questions you ran out of time for and 2 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
35. 35.🔁 Why redo the questions you got wrong? (a) to fix the gap (b) to change the mark (c) to copy answers (d) to waste time
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the paper (b) noting weak topics (c) blaming the teacher (d) tearing up the paper
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up the subject (b) blaming the teacher (c) asking about doubts (d) tearing up the paper
38. 38.🔁 Where should you note your common mistakes? (a) nowhere (b) on your hand (c) in your head only (d) a mistakes notebook
39. 39.True or false: if you gave three points when it asked for five, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: if you spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True

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