Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 315 · 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.🔁 Why redo the questions you got wrong? (a) to copy answers (b) to fix the gap (c) to waste time (d) to change the mark
2. 2.🔁 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
3. 3.🔁 You get your test paper back. What first? (a) look at the mistakes (b) hide it (c) throw it away (d) only see the mark
4. 4.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) praising your effort (c) asking about doubts (d) blaming the teacher
5. 5.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: listing your mistakes? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
6. 6.📝 You scored 22 out of 50 in a class test. What percentage is that?
7. 7.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had no time to finish the essay. (a) a time problem (b) a concept gap (c) a careless slip (d) a misread question
8. 8.📝 You scored 12 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
9. 9.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You did not know how to find an average. (a) a concept gap (b) a misread question (c) a time problem (d) a careless slip
10. 10.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) comparing with friends (b) never looking at it (c) praising your effort (d) blaming the teacher
11. 11.🔁 You keep losing marks for missing units. What helps? (a) writing faster (b) skipping numbers (c) a unit check at the end (d) hoping for luck
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listing your mistakes (b) giving up the subject (c) comparing with friends (d) never looking at it
13. 13.True or false: if you left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages. (a) a concept gap (b) a time problem (c) a misread question (d) a careless slip
15. 15.True or false: if you wrote the right answer in the wrong box, it is a time problem. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: if you spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: updating your plan? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
18. 18.🔍 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 misread question (d) a time problem
19. 19.🔁 Where should you note your common mistakes? (a) nowhere (b) in your head only (c) on your hand (d) a mistakes notebook
20. 20.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question. (a) a misread question (b) a time problem (c) a careless slip (d) a concept gap
21. 21.True or false: if you had no time to finish the essay, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) listing your mistakes (b) hiding the paper (c) redoing wrong sums (d) noting weak topics
23. 23.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) giving up the subject (b) tearing up the paper (c) listing your mistakes (d) hiding the paper
24. 24.📝 You scored 52 out of 80 in a class test. What percentage is that?
25. 25.📝 In a test you lost 5 marks 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?
26. 26.📝 In a test you lost 1 mark to careless slips, 3 to questions you ran out of time for and 3 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listing your mistakes (b) redoing wrong sums (c) tearing up the paper (d) praising your effort
28. 28.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: redoing wrong sums? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
29. 29.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: comparing with friends? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) updating your plan (b) never looking at it (c) blaming the teacher (d) hiding the paper
31. 31.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: blaming the teacher? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
32. 32.📝 In a test you lost 2 marks to careless slips, 5 to questions you ran out of time for and 8 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
33. 33.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: praising your effort? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
34. 34.True or false: if you wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes, it is a misread question. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.📝 You scored 12 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
36. 36.📝 In a test you lost 4 marks to careless slips, 5 to questions you ran out of time for and 2 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
37. 37.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes. (a) a careless slip (b) a misread question (c) a concept gap (d) a time problem
38. 38.True or false: if you knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.📝 In a test you lost 2 marks to careless slips, 1 to questions you ran out of time for and 6 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
40. 40.🔁 A low mark in one test means… (a) you can never do it (b) the end of the year (c) quit the subject (d) a chance to improve

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