Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 342 · 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 1 mark to careless slips, 2 to questions you ran out of time for and 1 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) praising your effort (b) redoing wrong sums (c) hiding the paper (d) listing your mistakes
3. 3.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) never looking at it (b) giving up the subject (c) redoing wrong sums (d) tearing up the paper
4. 4.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You gave three points when it asked for five. (a) a concept gap (b) a careless slip (c) a misread question (d) a time problem
5. 5.📝 In a test you lost 4 marks to careless slips, 4 to questions you ran out of time for and 4 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
6. 6.🔁 You keep losing marks for missing units. What helps? (a) a unit check at the end (b) skipping numbers (c) hoping for luck (d) writing faster
7. 7.True or false: if you knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the paper (b) redoing wrong sums (c) tearing up the paper (d) giving up the subject
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) updating your plan (b) giving up the subject (c) listing your mistakes (d) noting weak topics
10. 10.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) listing your mistakes (b) updating your plan (c) never looking at it (d) praising your effort
11. 11.🔁 Why redo the questions you got wrong? (a) to copy answers (b) to change the mark (c) to fix the gap (d) to waste time
12. 12.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: blaming the teacher? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
13. 13.True or false: if you did not know how to find an average, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You forgot to carry the 1 in an addition. (a) a concept gap (b) a misread question (c) a time problem (d) a careless slip
15. 15.True or false: if you left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had never practised map questions. (a) a concept gap (b) a time problem (c) a careless slip (d) a misread question
17. 17.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: asking about doubts? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
18. 18.📝 You scored 7 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
19. 19.True or false: if you spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question, it is a time problem. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 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
21. 21.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: updating your plan? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
22. 22.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) never looking at it (b) giving up the subject (c) blaming the teacher (d) updating your plan
23. 23.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) praising your effort (b) tearing up the paper (c) asking about doubts (d) updating your plan
24. 24.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: redoing wrong sums? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
25. 25.True or false: if you wrote the right answer in the wrong box, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You could not explain how a lever works. (a) a misread question (b) a careless slip (c) a time problem (d) a concept gap
27. 27.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) noting weak topics (b) giving up the subject (c) blaming the teacher (d) comparing with friends
28. 28.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: comparing with friends? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
29. 29.📝 You scored 14 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) updating your plan (b) listing your mistakes (c) asking about doubts (d) tearing up the paper
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) comparing with friends (b) noting weak topics (c) listing your mistakes (d) redoing wrong sums
32. 32.🔁 Where should you note your common mistakes? (a) a mistakes notebook (b) on your hand (c) nowhere (d) in your head only
33. 33.🔁 You get your test paper back. What first? (a) only see the mark (b) hide it (c) look at the mistakes (d) throw it away
34. 34.📝 You scored 76 out of 80 in a class test. What percentage is that?
35. 35.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had no time to finish the essay. (a) a careless slip (b) a time problem (c) a concept gap (d) a misread question
36. 36.📝 In a test you lost 1 mark to careless slips, 4 to questions you ran out of time for and 5 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
37. 37.🔁 After the exam, should you discuss every answer with friends? (a) no, rest and move on (b) argue about each (c) yes, and worry (d) yes, for hours
38. 38.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: tearing up the paper? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
39. 39.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: listing your mistakes? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming the teacher (b) listing your mistakes (c) praising your effort (d) noting weak topics

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