Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 285 · 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: updating your plan? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
2. 2.True or false: if you knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔁 Why redo the questions you got wrong? (a) to waste time (b) to change the mark (c) to fix the gap (d) to copy answers
4. 4.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) praising your effort (b) listing your mistakes (c) giving up the subject (d) noting weak topics
5. 5.🔁 You get your test paper back. What first? (a) throw it away (b) only see the mark (c) hide it (d) look at the mistakes
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking about doubts (b) tearing up the paper (c) never looking at it (d) giving up the subject
7. 7.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) praising your effort (b) tearing up the paper (c) listing your mistakes (d) asking about doubts
8. 8.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: never looking at it? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
9. 9.🔁 Where should you note your common mistakes? (a) on your hand (b) a mistakes notebook (c) in your head only (d) nowhere
10. 10.📝 You scored 18 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
11. 11.📝 In a test you lost 3 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?
12. 12.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes. (a) a careless slip (b) a time problem (c) a misread question (d) a concept gap
13. 13.True or false: if you wrote the right answer in the wrong box, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) praising your effort (b) blaming the teacher (c) hiding the paper (d) never looking at it
15. 15.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You forgot to carry the 1 in an addition. (a) a careless slip (b) a time problem (c) a misread question (d) a concept gap
16. 16.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) blaming the teacher (c) tearing up the paper (d) never looking at it
17. 17.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: giving up the subject? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) comparing with friends (b) hiding the paper (c) blaming the teacher (d) redoing wrong sums
19. 19.🔍 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
20. 20.True or false: if you gave three points when it asked for five, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: if you did not know how to find an average, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) blaming the teacher (b) listing your mistakes (c) asking about doubts (d) noting weak topics
23. 23.🔁 After the exam, should you discuss every answer with friends? (a) yes, and worry (b) no, rest and move on (c) argue about each (d) yes, for hours
24. 24.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had never practised map questions. (a) a time problem (b) a careless slip (c) a misread question (d) a concept gap
25. 25.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages. (a) a careless slip (b) a time problem (c) a misread question (d) a concept gap
26. 26.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) noting weak topics (b) comparing with friends (c) blaming the teacher (d) hiding the paper
27. 27.📝 You scored 39 out of 50 in a class test. What percentage is that?
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting weak topics (b) asking about doubts (c) blaming the teacher (d) listing your mistakes
29. 29.📝 In a test you lost 5 marks 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?
30. 30.📝 In a test you lost 3 marks to careless slips, 1 to questions you ran out of time for and 3 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
31. 31.📝 You scored 48 out of 80 in a class test. What percentage is that?
32. 32.📝 You scored 72 out of 80 in a class test. What percentage is that?
33. 33.True or false: if you forgot to carry the 1 in an addition, it is a misread question. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.📝 You scored 38 out of 40 in a class test. What percentage is that?
35. 35.📝 In a test you lost 5 marks to careless slips, 3 to questions you ran out of time for and 3 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
36. 36.📝 In a test you lost 1 mark to careless slips, 4 to questions you ran out of time for and 1 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
37. 37.True or false: if you could not explain how a lever works, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the paper (b) tearing up the paper (c) never looking at it (d) updating your plan
39. 39.True or false: if you forgot to carry the 1 in an addition, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: comparing with friends? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step

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