Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 348 · 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 5 marks to careless slips, 2 to questions you ran out of time for and 8 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
2. 2.🔁 You get your test paper back. What first? (a) only see the mark (b) hide it (c) throw it away (d) look at the mistakes
3. 3.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) tearing up the paper (b) giving up the subject (c) blaming the teacher (d) redoing wrong sums
4. 4.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: asking about doubts? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
5. 5.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question. (a) a concept gap (b) a time problem (c) a misread question (d) a careless slip
6. 6.📝 You scored 9 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
7. 7.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: redoing wrong sums? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
8. 8.🔁 Why redo the questions you got wrong? (a) to fix the gap (b) to waste time (c) to change the mark (d) to copy answers
9. 9.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: praising your effort? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
10. 10.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: never looking at it? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
11. 11.📝 In a test you lost 5 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?
12. 12.True or false: if you gave three points when it asked for five, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming the teacher (b) hiding the paper (c) tearing up the paper (d) praising your effort
14. 14.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes. (a) a misread question (b) a time problem (c) a concept gap (d) a careless slip
15. 15.True or false: if you had no time to finish the essay, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.📝 In a test you lost 1 mark to careless slips, 3 to questions you ran out of time for and 2 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
17. 17.True or false: if you wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages, it is a misread question. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.📝 You scored 76 out of 80 in a class test. What percentage is that?
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming the teacher (b) hiding the paper (c) asking about doubts (d) giving up the subject
20. 20.🔍 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
21. 21.True or false: if you knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote the right answer in the wrong box. (a) a time problem (b) a concept gap (c) a misread question (d) a careless slip
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting weak topics (b) hiding the paper (c) tearing up the paper (d) blaming the teacher
24. 24.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: comparing with friends? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
25. 25.📝 In a test you lost 4 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?
26. 26.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48. (a) a time problem (b) a misread question (c) a concept gap (d) a careless slip
27. 27.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: updating your plan? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
28. 28.📝 You scored 7 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
29. 29.🔁 A low mark in one test means… (a) quit the subject (b) you can never do it (c) a chance to improve (d) the end of the year
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never looking at it (b) redoing wrong sums (c) praising your effort (d) listing your mistakes
31. 31.📝 In a test you lost 2 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?
32. 32.🔁 You keep losing marks for missing units. What helps? (a) writing faster (b) hoping for luck (c) skipping numbers (d) a unit check at the end
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up the subject (b) tearing up the paper (c) comparing with friends (d) listing your mistakes
34. 34.🔍 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 careless slip (d) a misread question
35. 35.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) giving up the subject (b) hiding the paper (c) blaming the teacher (d) listing your mistakes
36. 36.🔁 After the exam, should you discuss every answer with friends? (a) argue about each (b) yes, for hours (c) no, rest and move on (d) yes, and worry
37. 37.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had never practised map questions. (a) a misread question (b) a concept gap (c) a careless slip (d) a time problem
38. 38.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) blaming the teacher (b) updating your plan (c) giving up the subject (d) tearing up the paper
39. 39.📝 You scored 21 out of 50 in a class test. What percentage is that?
40. 40.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: tearing up the paper? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step

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