Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 275 · 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 of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) asking about doubts (b) tearing up the paper (c) praising your effort (d) listing your mistakes
2. 2.🔁 Why redo the questions you got wrong? (a) to change the mark (b) to fix the gap (c) to waste time (d) to copy answers
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) asking about doubts (c) blaming the teacher (d) updating your plan
4. 4.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You gave three points when it asked for five. (a) a careless slip (b) a misread question (c) a time problem (d) a concept gap
5. 5.True or false: if you wrote the right answer in the wrong box, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔁 You keep losing marks for missing units. What helps? (a) hoping for luck (b) writing faster (c) a unit check at the end (d) skipping numbers
7. 7.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: tearing up the paper? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
8. 8.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: never looking at it? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
9. 9.True or false: if you spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: comparing with friends? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
11. 11.True or false: if you gave three points when it asked for five, it is a misread question. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listing your mistakes (b) hiding the paper (c) asking about doubts (d) updating your plan
13. 13.📝 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?
14. 14.📝 You scored 34 out of 50 in a class test. What percentage is that?
15. 15.📝 In a test you lost 5 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?
16. 16.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You forgot to carry the 1 in an addition. (a) a careless slip (b) a concept gap (c) a time problem (d) a misread question
17. 17.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) listing your mistakes (b) blaming the teacher (c) hiding the paper (d) tearing up the paper
18. 18.🔁 You get your test paper back. What first? (a) look at the mistakes (b) throw it away (c) only see the mark (d) hide it
19. 19.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) updating your plan (b) hiding the paper (c) noting weak topics (d) praising your effort
20. 20.📝 You scored 27 out of 50 in a class test. What percentage is that?
21. 21.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) blaming the teacher (b) tearing up the paper (c) asking about doubts (d) hiding the paper
22. 22.True or false: if you wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out. (a) a concept gap (b) a misread question (c) a time problem (d) a careless slip
24. 24.True or false: if you had never practised map questions, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: praising your effort? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
26. 26.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had never practised map questions. (a) a time problem (b) a misread question (c) a careless slip (d) a concept gap
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) tearing up the paper (c) noting weak topics (d) listing your mistakes
28. 28.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: giving up the subject? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
29. 29.True or false: if you left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: blaming the teacher? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
31. 31.📝 In a test you lost 3 marks to careless slips, 4 to questions you ran out of time for and 5 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
32. 32.🔁 A low mark in one test means… (a) quit the subject (b) you can never do it (c) a chance to improve (d) the end of the year
33. 33.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48. (a) a misread question (b) a time problem (c) a concept gap (d) a careless slip
34. 34.True or false: if you forgot to carry the 1 in an addition, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔁 After the exam, should you discuss every answer with friends? (a) argue about each (b) yes, and worry (c) yes, for hours (d) no, rest and move on
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never looking at it (b) blaming the teacher (c) comparing with friends (d) updating your plan
37. 37.🔍 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
38. 38.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: asking about doubts? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
39. 39.True or false: if you forgot to carry the 1 in an addition, it is a misread question. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: listing your mistakes? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step

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