Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 259 · 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) redoing wrong sums (b) asking about doubts (c) listing your mistakes (d) blaming the teacher
2. 2.📝 In a test you lost 1 mark to careless slips, 5 to questions you ran out of time for and 6 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
3. 3.🔁 Why redo the questions you got wrong? (a) to copy answers (b) to waste time (c) to change the mark (d) to fix the gap
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) updating your plan (c) listing your mistakes (d) hiding the paper
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) updating your plan (b) comparing with friends (c) tearing up the paper (d) hiding the paper
6. 6.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: noting weak topics? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
7. 7.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) listing your mistakes (b) praising your effort (c) giving up the subject (d) redoing wrong sums
8. 8.🔍 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
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listing your mistakes (b) tearing up the paper (c) redoing wrong sums (d) updating your plan
10. 10.True or false: if you wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes, it is a misread question. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.📝 In a test you lost 1 mark 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?
12. 12.📝 In a test you lost 2 marks to careless slips, 1 to questions you ran out of time for and 8 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
13. 13.🔍 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
14. 14.True or false: if you knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question. (a) a concept gap (b) a time problem (c) a careless slip (d) a misread question
16. 16.📝 In a test you lost 4 marks to careless slips, 5 to questions you ran out of time for and 7 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
17. 17.True or false: if you wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages, it is a misread question. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) updating your plan (b) tearing up the paper (c) comparing with friends (d) never looking at it
19. 19.📝 You scored 39 out of 50 in a class test. What percentage is that?
20. 20.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) blaming the teacher (b) tearing up the paper (c) listing your mistakes (d) never looking at it
21. 21.🔁 A low mark in one test means… (a) a chance to improve (b) quit the subject (c) the end of the year (d) you can never do it
22. 22.True or false: if you could not explain how a lever works, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: if you had never practised map questions, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) hiding the paper (b) blaming the teacher (c) comparing with friends (d) noting weak topics
25. 25.🔍 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
26. 26.📝 In a test you lost 1 mark to careless slips, 3 to questions you ran out of time for and 2 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
27. 27.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: asking about doubts? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
28. 28.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out. (a) a time problem (b) a misread question (c) a careless slip (d) a concept gap
29. 29.📝 You scored 64 out of 80 in a class test. What percentage is that?
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) hiding the paper (c) comparing with friends (d) giving up the subject
31. 31.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: never looking at it? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
32. 32.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had no time to finish the essay. (a) a time problem (b) a concept gap (c) a misread question (d) a careless slip
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting weak topics (b) comparing with friends (c) asking about doubts (d) listing your mistakes
34. 34.📝 You scored 10 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
35. 35.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) praising your effort (c) blaming the teacher (d) updating your plan
36. 36.📝 In a test you lost 4 marks to careless slips, 1 to questions you ran out of time for and 6 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
37. 37.📝 You scored 36 out of 40 in a class test. What percentage is that?
38. 38.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: redoing wrong sums? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
39. 39.📝 You scored 23 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
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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