Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 297 · 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.🔍 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
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the paper (b) praising your effort (c) listing your mistakes (d) asking about doubts
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tearing up the paper (b) listing your mistakes (c) hiding the paper (d) giving up the subject
4. 4.True or false: if you forgot to carry the 1 in an addition, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: if you spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) asking about doubts (b) listing your mistakes (c) redoing wrong sums (d) tearing up the paper
7. 7.🔍 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 concept gap (d) a careless slip
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking about doubts (b) comparing with friends (c) praising your effort (d) redoing wrong sums
9. 9.🔁 Where should you note your common mistakes? (a) nowhere (b) in your head only (c) on your hand (d) a mistakes notebook
10. 10.📝 You scored 16 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
11. 11.🔍 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
12. 12.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) asking about doubts (b) updating your plan (c) never looking at it (d) praising your effort
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listing your mistakes (b) redoing wrong sums (c) noting weak topics (d) blaming the teacher
14. 14.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: tearing up the paper? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
15. 15.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: listing your mistakes? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
16. 16.🔁 Why redo the questions you got wrong? (a) to waste time (b) to change the mark (c) to copy answers (d) to fix the gap
17. 17.True or false: if you had no time to finish the essay, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: if you forgot to carry the 1 in an addition, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) noting weak topics (b) listing your mistakes (c) praising your effort (d) hiding the paper
20. 20.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: giving up the subject? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
21. 21.🔁 You keep losing marks for missing units. What helps? (a) a unit check at the end (b) skipping numbers (c) hoping for luck (d) writing faster
22. 22.True or false: if you wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages, it is a misread question. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) tearing up the paper (b) blaming the teacher (c) giving up the subject (d) redoing wrong sums
24. 24.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: blaming the teacher? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
25. 25.📝 In a test you lost 3 marks to careless slips, 4 to questions you ran out of time for and 4 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
26. 26.True or false: if you had no time to finish the essay, it is a misread question. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) praising your effort (b) never looking at it (c) listing your mistakes (d) updating your plan
28. 28.📝 You scored 40 out of 80 in a class test. What percentage is that?
29. 29.📝 You scored 22 out of 40 in a class test. What percentage is that?
30. 30.📝 You scored 13 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
31. 31.🔁 After the exam, should you discuss every answer with friends? (a) no, rest and move on (b) argue about each (c) yes, and worry (d) yes, for hours
32. 32.True or false: if you forgot to carry the 1 in an addition, it is a misread question. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.📝 You scored 19 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
34. 34.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out. (a) a misread question (b) a careless slip (c) a concept gap (d) a time problem
35. 35.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question. (a) a careless slip (b) a concept gap (c) a time problem (d) a misread question
36. 36.True or false: if you knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48, it is a time problem. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.📝 You scored 9 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
38. 38.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote the right answer in the wrong box. (a) a concept gap (b) a time problem (c) a misread question (d) a careless slip
39. 39.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) listing your mistakes (b) redoing wrong sums (c) asking about doubts (d) blaming the teacher
40. 40.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: asking about doubts? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step

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