Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 336 · 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.📝 In a test you lost 3 marks to careless slips, 4 to questions you ran out of time for and 3 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
2. 2.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: asking about doubts? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
3. 3.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: praising your effort? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
4. 4.True or false: if you had never practised map questions, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.📝 You scored 56 out of 80 in a class test. What percentage is that?
6. 6.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: hiding the paper? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
7. 7.📝 You scored 36 out of 80 in a class test. What percentage is that?
8. 8.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) listing your mistakes (b) praising your effort (c) comparing with friends (d) asking about doubts
9. 9.True or false: if you knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔁 A low mark in one test means… (a) quit the subject (b) a chance to improve (c) the end of the year (d) you can never do it
11. 11.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) blaming the teacher (b) redoing wrong sums (c) hiding the paper (d) tearing up the paper
12. 12.True or false: if you spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You could not explain how a lever works. (a) a careless slip (b) a time problem (c) a concept gap (d) a misread question
14. 14.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out. (a) a careless slip (b) a time problem (c) a concept gap (d) a misread question
15. 15.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) tearing up the paper (c) noting weak topics (d) asking about doubts
16. 16.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) noting weak topics (b) giving up the subject (c) blaming the teacher (d) tearing up the paper
17. 17.📝 In a test you lost 6 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?
18. 18.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: never looking at it? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
19. 19.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages. (a) a careless slip (b) a time problem (c) a misread question (d) a concept gap
20. 20.True or false: if you wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes, it is a misread question. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You gave three points when it asked for five. (a) a time problem (b) a careless slip (c) a concept gap (d) a misread question
22. 22.📝 You scored 76 out of 80 in a class test. What percentage is that?
23. 23.📝 You scored 17 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
24. 24.🔁 You keep losing marks for missing units. What helps? (a) writing faster (b) a unit check at the end (c) skipping numbers (d) hoping for luck
25. 25.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) comparing with friends (b) hiding the paper (c) tearing up the paper (d) praising your effort
26. 26.📝 You scored 36 out of 40 in a class test. What percentage is that?
27. 27.📝 In a test you lost 6 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?
28. 28.🔍 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
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) updating your plan (b) listing your mistakes (c) hiding the paper (d) praising your effort
30. 30.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) blaming the teacher (b) giving up the subject (c) hiding the paper (d) updating your plan
31. 31.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question. (a) a concept gap (b) a careless slip (c) a misread question (d) a time problem
32. 32.True or false: if you forgot to carry the 1 in an addition, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up the subject (b) tearing up the paper (c) never looking at it (d) asking about doubts
34. 34.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48. (a) a careless slip (b) a concept gap (c) a misread question (d) a time problem
35. 35.📝 In a test you lost 6 marks to careless slips, 1 to questions you ran out of time for and 7 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
36. 36.🔁 After the exam, should you discuss every answer with friends? (a) argue about each (b) yes, for hours (c) yes, and worry (d) no, rest and move on
37. 37.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: updating your plan? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
38. 38.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had no time to finish the essay. (a) a concept gap (b) a time problem (c) a misread question (d) a careless slip
39. 39.📝 In a test you lost 1 mark 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?
40. 40.True or false: if you had no time to finish the essay, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False

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