Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 30 · 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 knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48. (a) a careless slip (b) a misread question (c) a time problem (d) a concept gap
2. 2.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) noting weak topics (b) tearing up the paper (c) listing your mistakes (d) asking about doubts
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) hiding the paper (c) tearing up the paper (d) blaming the teacher
4. 4.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You forgot to carry the 1 in an addition. (a) a misread question (b) a concept gap (c) a time problem (d) a careless slip
5. 5.📝 You scored 14 out of 40 in a class test. What percentage is that?
6. 6.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: updating your plan? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
7. 7.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: noting weak topics? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
8. 8.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) blaming the teacher (b) praising your effort (c) never looking at it (d) hiding the paper
9. 9.📝 You scored 36 out of 40 in a class test. What percentage is that?
10. 10.📝 In a test you lost 4 marks to careless slips, 3 to questions you ran out of time for and 6 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
11. 11.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had never practised map questions. (a) a concept gap (b) a time problem (c) a misread question (d) a careless slip
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up the subject (b) tearing up the paper (c) never looking at it (d) listing your mistakes
13. 13.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote the right answer in the wrong box. (a) a misread question (b) a careless slip (c) a time problem (d) a concept gap
14. 14.📝 You scored 68 out of 80 in a class test. What percentage is that?
15. 15.📝 You scored 15 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
16. 16.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: listing your mistakes? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
17. 17.True or false: if you knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) noting weak topics (b) listing your mistakes (c) never looking at it (d) redoing wrong sums
19. 19.🔁 Where should you note your common mistakes? (a) nowhere (b) on your hand (c) a mistakes notebook (d) in your head only
20. 20.True or false: if you wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) updating your plan (b) noting weak topics (c) redoing wrong sums (d) comparing with friends
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) noting weak topics (c) never looking at it (d) listing your mistakes
23. 23.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: comparing with friends? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
24. 24.True or false: if you did not know how to find an average, it is a misread question. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: if you had never practised map questions, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.📝 In a test you lost 6 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?
27. 27.📝 You scored 16 out of 40 in a class test. What percentage is that?
28. 28.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) noting weak topics (b) redoing wrong sums (c) giving up the subject (d) listing your mistakes
29. 29.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: tearing up the paper? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
30. 30.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You did not know how to find an average. (a) a time problem (b) a careless slip (c) a concept gap (d) a misread question
31. 31.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: asking about doubts? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
32. 32.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had no time to finish the essay. (a) a time problem (b) a misread question (c) a careless slip (d) a concept gap
33. 33.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) noting weak topics (b) listing your mistakes (c) blaming the teacher (d) praising your effort
34. 34.True or false: if you left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming the teacher (b) never looking at it (c) hiding the paper (d) asking about doubts
36. 36.True or false: if you left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out, it is a misread question. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: redoing wrong sums? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
38. 38.True or false: if you spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔁 A low mark in one test means… (a) the end of the year (b) a chance to improve (c) quit the subject (d) you can never do it
40. 40.🔁 Why redo the questions you got wrong? (a) to change the mark (b) to fix the gap (c) to waste time (d) to copy answers

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