Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 276 · 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: redoing wrong sums? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
2. 2.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) comparing with friends (b) praising your effort (c) hiding the paper (d) tearing up the paper
3. 3.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You gave three points when it asked for five. (a) a concept gap (b) a time problem (c) a misread question (d) a careless slip
4. 4.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) never looking at it (b) comparing with friends (c) giving up the subject (d) updating your plan
5. 5.True or false: if you could not explain how a lever works, it is a misread question. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.📝 You scored 18 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
7. 7.True or false: if you wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes, it is a misread question. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You forgot to carry the 1 in an addition. (a) a concept gap (b) a careless slip (c) a time problem (d) a misread question
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) praising your effort (b) blaming the teacher (c) hiding the paper (d) never looking at it
10. 10.🔁 A low mark in one test means… (a) quit the subject (b) the end of the year (c) you can never do it (d) a chance to improve
11. 11.True or false: if you gave three points when it asked for five, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: if you knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔁 You get your test paper back. What first? (a) hide it (b) only see the mark (c) look at the mistakes (d) throw it away
14. 14.📝 In a test you lost 6 marks to careless slips, 4 to questions you ran out of time for and 6 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) praising your effort (b) redoing wrong sums (c) listing your mistakes (d) never looking at it
16. 16.True or false: if you had no time to finish the essay, it is a misread question. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had no time to finish the essay. (a) a concept gap (b) a careless slip (c) a time problem (d) a misread question
18. 18.True or false: if you could not explain how a lever works, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.📝 You scored 11 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
20. 20.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote the right answer in the wrong box. (a) a misread question (b) a time problem (c) a careless slip (d) a concept gap
21. 21.🔁 After the exam, should you discuss every answer with friends? (a) yes, and worry (b) yes, for hours (c) argue about each (d) no, rest and move on
22. 22.📝 In a test you lost 6 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?
23. 23.🔁 Where should you note your common mistakes? (a) nowhere (b) on your hand (c) a mistakes notebook (d) in your head only
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up the subject (b) praising your effort (c) redoing wrong sums (d) updating your plan
25. 25.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: comparing with friends? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
26. 26.True or false: if you gave three points when it asked for five, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: never looking at it? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
28. 28.📝 In a test you lost 3 marks to careless slips, 1 to questions you ran out of time for and 4 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
29. 29.🔍 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
30. 30.📝 You scored 24 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
31. 31.📝 You scored 8 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tearing up the paper (b) asking about doubts (c) listing your mistakes (d) redoing wrong sums
33. 33.🔁 Why redo the questions you got wrong? (a) to waste time (b) to copy answers (c) to fix the gap (d) to change the mark
34. 34.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) updating your plan (b) noting weak topics (c) blaming the teacher (d) asking about doubts
35. 35.📝 You scored 20 out of 40 in a class test. What percentage is that?
36. 36.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question. (a) a careless slip (b) a time problem (c) a concept gap (d) a misread question
37. 37.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages. (a) a concept gap (b) a careless slip (c) a time problem (d) a misread question
38. 38.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) comparing with friends (b) giving up the subject (c) hiding the paper (d) redoing wrong sums
39. 39.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had never practised map questions. (a) a concept gap (b) a time problem (c) a careless slip (d) a misread question
40. 40.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48. (a) a misread question (b) a concept gap (c) a time problem (d) a careless slip

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