Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 313 · 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, 6 to questions you ran out of time for and 1 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
2. 2.True or false: if you forgot to carry the 1 in an addition, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never looking at it (b) comparing with friends (c) noting weak topics (d) tearing up the paper
4. 4.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: hiding the paper? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
5. 5.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: giving up the subject? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
6. 6.🔁 You get your test paper back. What first? (a) only see the mark (b) throw it away (c) hide it (d) look at the mistakes
7. 7.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) blaming the teacher (b) asking about doubts (c) praising your effort (d) updating your plan
8. 8.🔁 Why redo the questions you got wrong? (a) to waste time (b) to change the mark (c) to fix the gap (d) to copy answers
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up the subject (b) comparing with friends (c) hiding the paper (d) asking about doubts
10. 10.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: redoing wrong sums? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
11. 11.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question. (a) a time problem (b) a misread question (c) a careless slip (d) a concept gap
12. 12.📝 In a test you lost 6 marks to careless slips, 6 to questions you ran out of time for and 2 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
13. 13.True or false: if you wrote the right answer in the wrong box, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You did not know how to find an average. (a) a misread question (b) a careless slip (c) a concept gap (d) a time problem
15. 15.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had no time to finish the essay. (a) a misread question (b) a careless slip (c) a concept gap (d) a time problem
16. 16.True or false: if you knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) never looking at it (b) noting weak topics (c) giving up the subject (d) blaming the teacher
18. 18.True or false: if you had never practised map questions, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never looking at it (b) listing your mistakes (c) hiding the paper (d) blaming the teacher
20. 20.True or false: if you gave three points when it asked for five, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) blaming the teacher (b) updating your plan (c) tearing up the paper (d) hiding the paper
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listing your mistakes (b) asking about doubts (c) noting weak topics (d) giving up the subject
23. 23.📝 You scored 17 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
24. 24.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) giving up the subject (b) listing your mistakes (c) blaming the teacher (d) comparing with friends
25. 25.🔍 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 concept gap (d) a careless slip
26. 26.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had never practised map questions. (a) a careless slip (b) a time problem (c) a misread question (d) a concept gap
27. 27.📝 In a test you lost 6 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?
28. 28.📝 You scored 47 out of 50 in a class test. What percentage is that?
29. 29.🔁 After the exam, should you discuss every answer with friends? (a) yes, for hours (b) yes, and worry (c) argue about each (d) no, rest and move on
30. 30.True or false: if you wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages, it is a misread question. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) praising your effort (b) updating your plan (c) blaming the teacher (d) asking about doubts
32. 32.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: comparing with friends? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
33. 33.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) listing your mistakes (b) giving up the subject (c) updating your plan (d) praising your effort
34. 34.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: updating your plan? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up the subject (b) comparing with friends (c) updating your plan (d) never looking at it
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) blaming the teacher (c) tearing up the paper (d) giving up the subject
37. 37.🔁 Where should you note your common mistakes? (a) nowhere (b) on your hand (c) a mistakes notebook (d) in your head only
38. 38.📝 You scored 18 out of 40 in a class test. What percentage is that?
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) praising your effort (b) hiding the paper (c) asking about doubts (d) redoing wrong sums
40. 40.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote the right answer in the wrong box. (a) a concept gap (b) a misread question (c) a time problem (d) a careless slip

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