Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 331 · 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.🔁 After the exam, should you discuss every answer with friends? (a) yes, and worry (b) argue about each (c) yes, for hours (d) no, rest and move on
2. 2.True or false: if you forgot to carry the 1 in an addition, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You gave three points when it asked for five. (a) a time problem (b) a concept gap (c) a misread question (d) a careless slip
4. 4.📝 In a test you lost 5 marks to careless slips, 5 to questions you ran out of time for and 4 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
5. 5.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: comparing with friends? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
6. 6.🔁 Where should you note your common mistakes? (a) nowhere (b) in your head only (c) on your hand (d) a mistakes notebook
7. 7.True or false: if you wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages, it is a misread question. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.📝 In a test you lost 3 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?
9. 9.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages. (a) a misread question (b) a time problem (c) a careless slip (d) a concept gap
10. 10.🔍 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
11. 11.True or false: if you wrote the right answer in the wrong box, it is a misread question. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔁 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
13. 13.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) asking about doubts (b) giving up the subject (c) listing your mistakes (d) noting weak topics
14. 14.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) tearing up the paper (b) hiding the paper (c) asking about doubts (d) comparing with friends
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tearing up the paper (b) hiding the paper (c) never looking at it (d) noting weak topics
16. 16.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You forgot to carry the 1 in an addition. (a) a time problem (b) a concept gap (c) a careless slip (d) a misread question
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listing your mistakes (b) noting weak topics (c) redoing wrong sums (d) never looking at it
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up the subject (b) noting weak topics (c) asking about doubts (d) praising your effort
19. 19.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) comparing with friends (b) listing your mistakes (c) asking about doubts (d) praising your effort
20. 20.True or false: if you did not know how to find an average, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) praising your effort (b) comparing with friends (c) tearing up the paper (d) hiding the paper
22. 22.📝 You scored 68 out of 80 in a class test. What percentage is that?
23. 23.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: blaming the teacher? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
24. 24.True or false: if you wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.📝 You scored 30 out of 40 in a class test. What percentage is that?
26. 26.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: listing your mistakes? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
27. 27.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes. (a) a time problem (b) a careless slip (c) a concept gap (d) a misread question
28. 28.🔁 A low mark in one test means… (a) a chance to improve (b) quit the subject (c) you can never do it (d) the end of the year
29. 29.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You did not know how to find an average. (a) a concept gap (b) a time problem (c) a misread question (d) a careless slip
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tearing up the paper (b) never looking at it (c) hiding the paper (d) praising your effort
31. 31.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question. (a) a time problem (b) a concept gap (c) a careless slip (d) a misread question
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the paper (b) redoing wrong sums (c) giving up the subject (d) tearing up the paper
33. 33.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) listing your mistakes (b) tearing up the paper (c) blaming the teacher (d) comparing with friends
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the paper (b) comparing with friends (c) listing your mistakes (d) blaming the teacher
35. 35.📝 You scored 32 out of 80 in a class test. What percentage is that?
36. 36.True or false: if you wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes, it is a misread question. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: if you left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out, it is a misread question. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔁 Why redo the questions you got wrong? (a) to waste time (b) to change the mark (c) to copy answers (d) to fix the gap
39. 39.True or false: if you had never practised map questions, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: never looking at it? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step

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