Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 281 · 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 4 marks to careless slips, 6 to questions you ran out of time for and 5 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
2. 2.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You gave three points when it asked for five. (a) a concept gap (b) a careless slip (c) a misread question (d) a time problem
3. 3.🔁 A low mark in one test means… (a) quit the subject (b) you can never do it (c) the end of the year (d) a chance to improve
4. 4.📝 You scored 40 out of 40 in a class test. What percentage is that?
5. 5.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) noting weak topics (b) blaming the teacher (c) tearing up the paper (d) hiding the paper
6. 6.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) noting weak topics (b) listing your mistakes (c) updating your plan (d) never looking at it
7. 7.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question. (a) a careless slip (b) a misread question (c) a time problem (d) a concept gap
8. 8.📝 You scored 12 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
9. 9.📝 In a test you lost 2 marks to careless slips, 5 to questions you ran out of time for and 8 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
10. 10.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: asking about doubts? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
11. 11.📝 You scored 19 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
12. 12.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) never looking at it (b) hiding the paper (c) comparing with friends (d) praising your effort
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listing your mistakes (b) asking about doubts (c) redoing wrong sums (d) giving up the subject
14. 14.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: listing your mistakes? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
15. 15.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had never practised map questions. (a) a time problem (b) a careless slip (c) a concept gap (d) a misread question
16. 16.🔁 You get your test paper back. What first? (a) only see the mark (b) look at the mistakes (c) hide it (d) throw it away
17. 17.📝 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?
18. 18.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: praising your effort? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
19. 19.True or false: if you spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question, it is a time problem. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.📝 You scored 42 out of 50 in a class test. What percentage is that?
21. 21.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages. (a) a misread question (b) a time problem (c) a concept gap (d) a careless slip
22. 22.🔁 Why redo the questions you got wrong? (a) to change the mark (b) to fix the gap (c) to copy answers (d) to waste time
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never looking at it (b) asking about doubts (c) giving up the subject (d) blaming the teacher
24. 24.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes. (a) a misread question (b) a time problem (c) a careless slip (d) a concept gap
25. 25.🔁 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
26. 26.🔁 Where should you note your common mistakes? (a) on your hand (b) nowhere (c) a mistakes notebook (d) in your head only
27. 27.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) comparing with friends (b) redoing wrong sums (c) listing your mistakes (d) praising your effort
28. 28.🔁 You keep losing marks for missing units. What helps? (a) writing faster (b) skipping numbers (c) hoping for luck (d) a unit check at the end
29. 29.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: redoing wrong sums? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
30. 30.📝 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?
31. 31.True or false: if you had never practised map questions, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting weak topics (b) blaming the teacher (c) giving up the subject (d) tearing up the paper
33. 33.📝 You scored 28 out of 40 in a class test. What percentage is that?
34. 34.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: blaming the teacher? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
35. 35.📝 You scored 56 out of 80 in a class test. What percentage is that?
36. 36.True or false: if you wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes, it is a misread question. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) updating your plan (b) hiding the paper (c) redoing wrong sums (d) noting weak topics
38. 38.📝 You scored 13 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
39. 39.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) listing your mistakes (b) blaming the teacher (c) giving up the subject (d) never looking at it
40. 40.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: noting weak topics? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step

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