Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 27 · 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.📝 In a test you lost 1 mark to careless slips, 4 to questions you ran out of time for and 4 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
2. 2.📝 In a test you lost 6 marks to careless slips, 6 to questions you ran out of time for and 7 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
3. 3.🔁 After the exam, should you discuss every answer with friends? (a) no, rest and move on (b) argue about each (c) yes, and worry (d) yes, for hours
4. 4.📝 You scored 13 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
5. 5.True or false: if you had no time to finish the essay, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48. (a) a careless slip (b) a time problem (c) a concept gap (d) a misread question
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never looking at it (b) asking about doubts (c) tearing up the paper (d) comparing with friends
8. 8.🔁 Where should you note your common mistakes? (a) on your hand (b) in your head only (c) a mistakes notebook (d) nowhere
9. 9.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: comparing with friends? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
10. 10.🔁 A low mark in one test means… (a) you can never do it (b) quit the subject (c) the end of the year (d) a chance to improve
11. 11.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: tearing up the paper? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
12. 12.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) noting weak topics (b) listing your mistakes (c) updating your plan (d) giving up the subject
13. 13.📝 You scored 80 out of 80 in a class test. What percentage is that?
14. 14.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: hiding the paper? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
15. 15.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You gave three points when it asked for five. (a) a concept gap (b) a misread question (c) a time problem (d) a careless slip
16. 16.🔁 You keep losing marks for missing units. What helps? (a) hoping for luck (b) skipping numbers (c) a unit check at the end (d) writing faster
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tearing up the paper (b) praising your effort (c) blaming the teacher (d) never looking at it
18. 18.📝 You scored 60 out of 80 in a class test. What percentage is that?
19. 19.True or false: if you spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) listing your mistakes (c) asking about doubts (d) hiding the paper
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) praising your effort (b) redoing wrong sums (c) noting weak topics (d) giving up the subject
22. 22.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) comparing with friends (b) hiding the paper (c) blaming the teacher (d) listing your mistakes
23. 23.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out. (a) a misread question (b) a time problem (c) a careless slip (d) a concept gap
24. 24.📝 You scored 18 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
25. 25.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You could not explain how a lever works. (a) a time problem (b) a misread question (c) a careless slip (d) a concept gap
26. 26.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) hiding the paper (b) comparing with friends (c) blaming the teacher (d) redoing wrong sums
27. 27.📝 In a test you lost 4 marks to careless slips, 2 to questions you ran out of time for and 7 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
28. 28.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question. (a) a careless slip (b) a concept gap (c) a misread question (d) a time problem
29. 29.True or false: if you could not explain how a lever works, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: if you wrote the right answer in the wrong box, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had no time to finish the essay. (a) a misread question (b) a time problem (c) a careless slip (d) a concept gap
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the paper (b) comparing with friends (c) listing your mistakes (d) tearing up the paper
33. 33.🔍 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
34. 34.📝 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?
35. 35.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes. (a) a concept gap (b) a misread question (c) a time problem (d) a careless slip
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting weak topics (b) redoing wrong sums (c) listing your mistakes (d) blaming the teacher
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listing your mistakes (b) asking about doubts (c) redoing wrong sums (d) never looking at it
38. 38.True or false: if you had no time to finish the essay, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) blaming the teacher (b) redoing wrong sums (c) listing your mistakes (d) noting weak topics
40. 40.📝 In a test you lost 3 marks to careless slips, 5 to questions you ran out of time for and 3 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?

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