Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 318 · 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.🔁 A low mark in one test means… (a) quit the subject (b) the end of the year (c) you can never do it (d) a chance to improve
2. 2.True or false: if you gave three points when it asked for five, it is a misread question. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.📝 In a test you lost 6 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?
4. 4.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: noting weak topics? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
5. 5.🔁 Where should you note your common mistakes? (a) on your hand (b) in your head only (c) nowhere (d) a mistakes notebook
6. 6.True or false: if you wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes, it is a misread question. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.📝 You scored 14 out of 40 in a class test. What percentage is that?
8. 8.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) listing your mistakes (b) comparing with friends (c) never looking at it (d) hiding the paper
9. 9.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: praising your effort? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
10. 10.🔁 You get your test paper back. What first? (a) only see the mark (b) look at the mistakes (c) hide it (d) throw it away
11. 11.📝 In a test you lost 5 marks to careless slips, 3 to questions you ran out of time for and 1 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
12. 12.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: asking about doubts? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
13. 13.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: listing your mistakes? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
14. 14.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You forgot to carry the 1 in an addition. (a) a misread question (b) a time problem (c) a careless slip (d) a concept gap
15. 15.📝 In a test you lost 5 marks to careless slips, 1 to questions you ran out of time for and 5 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting weak topics (b) tearing up the paper (c) asking about doubts (d) praising your effort
17. 17.📝 You scored 20 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
18. 18.True or false: if you did not know how to find an average, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: tearing up the paper? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
20. 20.True or false: if you could not explain how a lever works, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) listing your mistakes (b) praising your effort (c) blaming the teacher (d) updating your plan
22. 22.True or false: if you knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) never looking at it (c) listing your mistakes (d) praising your effort
24. 24.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote the right answer in the wrong box. (a) a time problem (b) a misread question (c) a careless slip (d) a concept gap
25. 25.📝 In a test you lost 2 marks to careless slips, 3 to questions you ran out of time for and 8 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
26. 26.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) giving up the subject (b) never looking at it (c) redoing wrong sums (d) hiding the paper
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never looking at it (b) listing your mistakes (c) tearing up the paper (d) comparing with friends
28. 28.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages. (a) a time problem (b) a misread question (c) a careless slip (d) a concept gap
29. 29.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) never looking at it (b) tearing up the paper (c) blaming the teacher (d) asking about doubts
30. 30.📝 In a test you lost 2 marks to careless slips, 1 to questions you ran out of time for and 1 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
31. 31.📝 In a test you lost 5 marks to careless slips, 3 to questions you ran out of time for and 7 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
32. 32.🔁 After the exam, should you discuss every answer with friends? (a) argue about each (b) no, rest and move on (c) yes, for hours (d) yes, and worry
33. 33.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48. (a) a concept gap (b) a time problem (c) a misread question (d) a careless slip
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) praising your effort (b) redoing wrong sums (c) listing your mistakes (d) blaming the teacher
35. 35.True or false: if you wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages, it is a misread question. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: giving up the subject? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
37. 37.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: blaming the teacher? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
38. 38.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) hiding the paper (b) listing your mistakes (c) noting weak topics (d) updating your plan
39. 39.📝 In a test you lost 1 mark 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?
40. 40.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: never looking at it? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step

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