Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 291 · 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: hiding the paper? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
2. 2.🔁 After the exam, should you discuss every answer with friends? (a) yes, for hours (b) no, rest and move on (c) argue about each (d) yes, and worry
3. 3.🔁 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
4. 4.True or false: if you knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) praising your effort (b) noting weak topics (c) listing your mistakes (d) comparing with friends
6. 6.True or false: if you could not explain how a lever works, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) praising your effort (b) noting weak topics (c) never looking at it (d) listing your mistakes
8. 8.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out. (a) a misread question (b) a concept gap (c) a careless slip (d) a time problem
9. 9.📝 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?
10. 10.📝 You scored 44 out of 80 in a class test. What percentage is that?
11. 11.📝 In a test you lost 1 mark to careless slips, 5 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting weak topics (b) hiding the paper (c) asking about doubts (d) praising your effort
13. 13.🔁 A low mark in one test means… (a) a chance to improve (b) the end of the year (c) quit the subject (d) you can never do it
14. 14.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: redoing wrong sums? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
15. 15.🔁 You keep losing marks for missing units. What helps? (a) hoping for luck (b) skipping numbers (c) writing faster (d) a unit check at the end
16. 16.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: blaming the teacher? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
17. 17.🔁 Where should you note your common mistakes? (a) on your hand (b) nowhere (c) a mistakes notebook (d) in your head only
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) comparing with friends (b) noting weak topics (c) blaming the teacher (d) tearing up the paper
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) blaming the teacher (c) praising your effort (d) listing your mistakes
20. 20.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) blaming the teacher (b) never looking at it (c) tearing up the paper (d) listing your mistakes
21. 21.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48. (a) a concept gap (b) a time problem (c) a misread question (d) a careless slip
22. 22.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: listing your mistakes? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
23. 23.📝 In a test you lost 5 marks to careless slips, 4 to questions you ran out of time for and 3 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
24. 24.📝 You scored 22 out of 40 in a class test. What percentage is that?
25. 25.True or false: if you had no time to finish the essay, it is a time problem. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: updating your plan? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
27. 27.True or false: if you spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question, it is a misread question. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming the teacher (b) updating your plan (c) comparing with friends (d) hiding the paper
29. 29.🔁 Why redo the questions you got wrong? (a) to change the mark (b) to waste time (c) to fix the gap (d) to copy answers
30. 30.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) updating your plan (b) hiding the paper (c) giving up the subject (d) blaming the teacher
31. 31.📝 You scored 21 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
32. 32.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: praising your effort? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
33. 33.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) asking about doubts (c) listing your mistakes (d) giving up the subject
34. 34.📝 In a test you lost 3 marks to careless slips, 3 to questions you ran out of time for and 2 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
35. 35.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had never practised map questions. (a) a time problem (b) a concept gap (c) a misread question (d) a careless slip
36. 36.True or false: if you wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages, it is a misread question. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.📝 In a test you lost 1 mark 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?
38. 38.📝 In a test you lost 6 marks to careless slips, 6 to questions you ran out of time for and 8 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
39. 39.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You did not know how to find an average. (a) a careless slip (b) a time problem (c) a concept gap (d) a misread question
40. 40.True or false: if you knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48, it is a time problem. (a) True (b) False

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