Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 325 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listing your mistakes (b) comparing with friends (c) noting weak topics (d) praising your effort
2. 2.True or false: if you knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out. (a) a concept gap (b) a time problem (c) a misread question (d) a careless slip
4. 4.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question. (a) a careless slip (b) a misread question (c) a concept gap (d) a time problem
5. 5.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
6. 6.🔁 You get your test paper back. What first? (a) hide it (b) look at the mistakes (c) throw it away (d) only see the mark
7. 7.🔁 Where should you note your common mistakes? (a) a mistakes notebook (b) on your hand (c) nowhere (d) in your head only
8. 8.True or false: if you did not know how to find an average, it is a misread question. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.📝 In a test you lost 2 marks to careless slips, 6 to questions you ran out of time for and 5 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
10. 10.True or false: if you forgot to carry the 1 in an addition, it is a misread question. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: if you could not explain how a lever works, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages. (a) a time problem (b) a concept gap (c) a careless slip (d) a misread question
13. 13.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: never looking at it? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
14. 14.📝 You scored 11 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
15. 15.📝 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?
16. 16.🔍 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 careless slip (d) a time problem
17. 17.🔁 You keep losing marks for missing units. What helps? (a) hoping for luck (b) skipping numbers (c) a unit check at the end (d) writing faster
18. 18.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) updating your plan (c) asking about doubts (d) tearing up the paper
19. 19.📝 You scored 40 out of 40 in a class test. What percentage is that?
20. 20.🔁 A low mark in one test means… (a) a chance to improve (b) you can never do it (c) the end of the year (d) quit the subject
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming the teacher (b) redoing wrong sums (c) noting weak topics (d) asking about doubts
22. 22.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) giving up the subject (b) updating your plan (c) tearing up the paper (d) hiding the paper
23. 23.True or false: if you had never practised map questions, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You could not explain how a lever works. (a) a concept gap (b) a misread question (c) a careless slip (d) a time problem
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.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48. (a) a time problem (b) a concept gap (c) a misread question (d) a careless slip
27. 27.📝 You scored 16 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
28. 28.True or false: if you spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: redoing wrong sums? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
30. 30.🔁 Why redo the questions you got wrong? (a) to change the mark (b) to fix the gap (c) to waste time (d) to copy answers
31. 31.📝 In a test you lost 2 marks to careless slips, 1 to questions you ran out of time for and 4 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
32. 32.True or false: if you wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages, it is a misread question. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had never practised map questions. (a) a time problem (b) a careless slip (c) a misread question (d) a concept gap
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never looking at it (b) hiding the paper (c) listing your mistakes (d) giving up the subject
35. 35.📝 In a test you lost 5 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?
36. 36.📝 You scored 11 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
37. 37.📝 In a test you lost 2 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?
38. 38.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: tearing up the paper? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listing your mistakes (b) tearing up the paper (c) asking about doubts (d) praising your effort
40. 40.True or false: if you wrote the right answer in the wrong box, it is a misread question. (a) True (b) False

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