Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 31 · 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.📝 In a test you lost 2 marks to careless slips, 2 to questions you ran out of time for and 8 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
2. 2.🔁 Why redo the questions you got wrong? (a) to fix the gap (b) to copy answers (c) to change the mark (d) to waste time
3. 3.True or false: if you gave three points when it asked for five, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You forgot to carry the 1 in an addition. (a) a careless slip (b) a concept gap (c) a misread question (d) a time problem
5. 5.📝 You scored 76 out of 80 in a class test. What percentage is that?
6. 6.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: praising your effort? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
7. 7.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out. (a) a time problem (b) a misread question (c) a careless slip (d) a concept gap
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) praising your effort (b) tearing up the paper (c) updating your plan (d) listing your mistakes
9. 9.True or false: if you had never practised map questions, it is a misread question. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: if you forgot to carry the 1 in an addition, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.📝 You scored 34 out of 50 in a class test. What percentage is that?
12. 12.📝 You scored 10 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
13. 13.📝 You scored 14 out of 40 in a class test. What percentage is that?
14. 14.True or false: if you spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.📝 You scored 20 out of 50 in a class test. What percentage is that?
16. 16.🔁 After the exam, should you discuss every answer with friends? (a) yes, for hours (b) yes, and worry (c) no, rest and move on (d) argue about each
17. 17.🔁 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
18. 18.📝 You scored 8 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
19. 19.🔁 You keep losing marks for missing units. What helps? (a) skipping numbers (b) writing faster (c) hoping for luck (d) a unit check at the end
20. 20.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: updating your plan? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
21. 21.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) comparing with friends (b) redoing wrong sums (c) asking about doubts (d) noting weak topics
22. 22.True or false: if you gave three points when it asked for five, it is a misread question. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: noting weak topics? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
24. 24.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: redoing wrong sums? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
25. 25.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You could not explain how a lever works. (a) a time problem (b) a careless slip (c) a misread question (d) a concept gap
26. 26.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote the right answer in the wrong box. (a) a careless slip (b) a misread question (c) a concept gap (d) a time problem
27. 27.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You did not know how to find an average. (a) a misread question (b) a time problem (c) a concept gap (d) a careless slip
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) praising your effort (c) noting weak topics (d) giving up the subject
29. 29.📝 In a test you lost 6 marks to careless slips, 2 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.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: asking about doubts? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
31. 31.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You gave three points when it asked for five. (a) a misread question (b) a concept gap (c) a time problem (d) a careless slip
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listing your mistakes (b) giving up the subject (c) hiding the paper (d) blaming the teacher
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking about doubts (b) praising your effort (c) noting weak topics (d) comparing with friends
34. 34.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) listing your mistakes (b) tearing up the paper (c) praising your effort (d) noting weak topics
35. 35.True or false: if you had never practised map questions, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up the subject (b) asking about doubts (c) comparing with friends (d) hiding the paper
37. 37.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) praising your effort (b) blaming the teacher (c) noting weak topics (d) listing your mistakes
38. 38.True or false: if you knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48, it is a time problem. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages. (a) a misread question (b) a concept gap (c) a careless slip (d) a time problem
40. 40.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: hiding the paper? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step

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