Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 290 · 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.📝 You scored 29 out of 50 in a class test. What percentage is that?
2. 2.True or false: if you had no time to finish the essay, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔁 A low mark in one test means… (a) a chance to improve (b) quit the subject (c) you can never do it (d) the end of the year
4. 4.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) asking about doubts (b) noting weak topics (c) listing your mistakes (d) never looking at it
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting weak topics (b) asking about doubts (c) listing your mistakes (d) blaming the teacher
6. 6.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question. (a) a concept gap (b) a careless slip (c) a time problem (d) a misread question
7. 7.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: hiding the paper? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
8. 8.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: noting weak topics? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
9. 9.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had no time to finish the essay. (a) a careless slip (b) a misread question (c) a concept gap (d) a time problem
10. 10.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) giving up the subject (b) never looking at it (c) listing your mistakes (d) tearing up the paper
11. 11.True or false: if you forgot to carry the 1 in an addition, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.📝 In a test you lost 5 marks to careless slips, 4 to questions you ran out of time for and 7 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
13. 13.📝 You scored 20 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
14. 14.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: redoing wrong sums? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
15. 15.📝 You scored 48 out of 80 in a class test. What percentage is that?
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) updating your plan (c) praising your effort (d) never looking at it
17. 17.🔁 After the exam, should you discuss every answer with friends? (a) no, rest and move on (b) yes, for hours (c) argue about each (d) yes, and worry
18. 18.🔁 You get your test paper back. What first? (a) look at the mistakes (b) only see the mark (c) hide it (d) throw it away
19. 19.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: listing your mistakes? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
20. 20.True or false: if you had never practised map questions, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages. (a) a concept gap (b) a misread question (c) a time problem (d) a careless slip
22. 22.True or false: if you knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔁 You keep losing marks for missing units. What helps? (a) skipping numbers (b) writing faster (c) a unit check at the end (d) hoping for luck
24. 24.📝 In a test you lost 4 marks to careless slips, 1 to questions you ran out of time for and 1 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
25. 25.True or false: if you gave three points when it asked for five, it is a misread question. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: if you spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question, it is a misread question. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.📝 In a test you lost 5 marks to careless slips, 3 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.📝 In a test you lost 2 marks to careless slips, 1 to questions you ran out of time for and 1 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
29. 29.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: praising your effort? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
30. 30.True or false: if you had no time to finish the essay, it is a misread question. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.📝 You scored 72 out of 80 in a class test. What percentage is that?
32. 32.📝 You scored 19 out of 50 in a class test. What percentage is that?
33. 33.📝 In a test you lost 6 marks 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?
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) comparing with friends (b) hiding the paper (c) listing your mistakes (d) tearing up the paper
35. 35.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: blaming the teacher? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never looking at it (b) comparing with friends (c) redoing wrong sums (d) hiding the paper
37. 37.True or false: if you left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes. (a) a concept gap (b) a time problem (c) a misread question (d) a careless slip
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking about doubts (b) blaming the teacher (c) tearing up the paper (d) giving up the subject
40. 40.🔁 Why redo the questions you got wrong? (a) to change the mark (b) to waste time (c) to copy answers (d) to fix the gap

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