Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 320 · 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 misread question. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You could not explain how a lever works. (a) a careless slip (b) a misread question (c) a concept gap (d) a time problem
3. 3.True or false: if you left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out, it is a time problem. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.📝 In a test you lost 4 marks to careless slips, 2 to questions you ran out of time for and 3 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
5. 5.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out. (a) a careless slip (b) a concept gap (c) a misread question (d) a time problem
6. 6.True or false: if you knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listing your mistakes (b) redoing wrong sums (c) noting weak topics (d) tearing up the paper
8. 8.📝 You scored 38 out of 40 in a class test. What percentage is that?
9. 9.🔁 You get your test paper back. What first? (a) hide it (b) throw it away (c) look at the mistakes (d) only see the mark
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) comparing with friends (b) never looking at it (c) blaming the teacher (d) listing your mistakes
11. 11.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: redoing wrong sums? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
12. 12.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You gave three points when it asked for five. (a) a misread question (b) a time problem (c) a concept gap (d) a careless slip
13. 13.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: updating your plan? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up the subject (b) noting weak topics (c) blaming the teacher (d) comparing with friends
15. 15.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You forgot to carry the 1 in an addition. (a) a concept gap (b) a time problem (c) a misread question (d) a careless slip
16. 16.True or false: if you wrote the right answer in the wrong box, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: if you knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.📝 In a test you lost 2 marks to careless slips, 5 to questions you ran out of time for and 3 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
19. 19.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: hiding the paper? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
20. 20.📝 You scored 14 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
21. 21.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: giving up the subject? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
22. 22.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) tearing up the paper (b) never looking at it (c) updating your plan (d) blaming the teacher
23. 23.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages. (a) a misread question (b) a concept gap (c) a time problem (d) a careless slip
24. 24.📝 You scored 49 out of 50 in a class test. What percentage is that?
25. 25.📝 You scored 26 out of 40 in a class test. What percentage is that?
26. 26.📝 You scored 11 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
27. 27.True or false: if you spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had never practised map questions. (a) a misread question (b) a time problem (c) a careless slip (d) a concept gap
29. 29.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote the right answer in the wrong box. (a) a time problem (b) a careless slip (c) a concept gap (d) a misread question
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listing your mistakes (b) noting weak topics (c) updating your plan (d) blaming the teacher
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) praising your effort (b) listing your mistakes (c) hiding the paper (d) asking about doubts
32. 32.🔁 After the exam, should you discuss every answer with friends? (a) no, rest and move on (b) yes, and worry (c) yes, for hours (d) argue about each
33. 33.📝 You scored 52 out of 80 in a class test. What percentage is that?
34. 34.🔁 Where should you note your common mistakes? (a) nowhere (b) a mistakes notebook (c) on your hand (d) in your head only
35. 35.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question. (a) a misread question (b) a concept gap (c) a time problem (d) a careless slip
36. 36.True or false: if you did not know how to find an average, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: praising your effort? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
38. 38.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: noting weak topics? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
39. 39.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes. (a) a time problem (b) a misread question (c) a careless slip (d) a concept gap
40. 40.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) listing your mistakes (b) giving up the subject (c) blaming the teacher (d) tearing up the paper

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