Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 314 · 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.True or false: if you wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages, it is a time problem. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: listing your mistakes? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
3. 3.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had no time to finish the essay. (a) a concept gap (b) a careless slip (c) a time problem (d) a misread question
4. 4.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: comparing with friends? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
5. 5.📝 You scored 26 out of 40 in a class test. What percentage is that?
6. 6.📝 In a test you lost 1 mark to careless slips, 2 to questions you ran out of time for and 5 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
7. 7.🔁 Where should you note your common mistakes? (a) in your head only (b) a mistakes notebook (c) nowhere (d) on your hand
8. 8.True or false: if you had never practised map questions, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: if you spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) asking about doubts (b) never looking at it (c) blaming the teacher (d) tearing up the paper
11. 11.📝 In a test you lost 1 mark to careless slips, 6 to questions you ran out of time for and 6 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
12. 12.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: noting weak topics? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
13. 13.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) listing your mistakes (b) redoing wrong sums (c) updating your plan (d) blaming the teacher
14. 14.True or false: if you knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question. (a) a misread question (b) a careless slip (c) a time problem (d) a concept gap
16. 16.🔁 You get your test paper back. What first? (a) throw it away (b) hide it (c) look at the mistakes (d) only see the mark
17. 17.📝 You scored 72 out of 80 in a class test. What percentage is that?
18. 18.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: never looking at it? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
19. 19.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: giving up the subject? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up the subject (b) comparing with friends (c) never looking at it (d) updating your plan
21. 21.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) hiding the paper (b) listing your mistakes (c) never looking at it (d) giving up the subject
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming the teacher (b) comparing with friends (c) hiding the paper (d) praising your effort
23. 23.📝 You scored 40 out of 40 in a class test. What percentage is that?
24. 24.📝 In a test you lost 6 marks to careless slips, 6 to questions you ran out of time for and 3 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
25. 25.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You forgot to carry the 1 in an addition. (a) a careless slip (b) a time problem (c) a concept gap (d) a misread question
26. 26.True or false: if you left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔁 A low mark in one test means… (a) quit the subject (b) you can never do it (c) a chance to improve (d) the end of the year
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking about doubts (b) blaming the teacher (c) hiding the paper (d) giving up the subject
29. 29.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: blaming the teacher? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
30. 30.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: updating your plan? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) updating your plan (b) tearing up the paper (c) asking about doubts (d) noting weak topics
32. 32.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You could not explain how a lever works. (a) a careless slip (b) a misread question (c) a time problem (d) a concept gap
33. 33.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You gave three points when it asked for five. (a) a concept gap (b) a careless slip (c) a time problem (d) a misread question
34. 34.True or false: if you knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: praising your effort? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
36. 36.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: redoing wrong sums? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
37. 37.True or false: if you wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes, it is a misread question. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.📝 In a test you lost 4 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?
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting weak topics (b) praising your effort (c) listing your mistakes (d) hiding the paper
40. 40.📝 You scored 11 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?

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