Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 35 · 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.📝 You scored 43 out of 50 in a class test. What percentage is that?
2. 2.🔁 A low mark in one test means… (a) you can never do it (b) quit the subject (c) the end of the year (d) a chance to improve
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.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: noting weak topics? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) praising your effort (b) redoing wrong sums (c) noting weak topics (d) tearing up the paper
6. 6.📝 In a test you lost 6 marks to careless slips, 2 to questions you ran out of time for and 6 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
7. 7.True or false: if you did not know how to find an average, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔁 After the exam, should you discuss every answer with friends? (a) yes, and worry (b) no, rest and move on (c) yes, for hours (d) argue about each
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never looking at it (b) comparing with friends (c) tearing up the paper (d) redoing wrong sums
10. 10.📝 You scored 24 out of 40 in a class test. What percentage is that?
11. 11.📝 You scored 36 out of 80 in a class test. What percentage is that?
12. 12.🔁 You get your test paper back. What first? (a) throw it away (b) look at the mistakes (c) hide it (d) only see the mark
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking about doubts (b) hiding the paper (c) praising your effort (d) listing your mistakes
14. 14.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) updating your plan (b) asking about doubts (c) giving up the subject (d) listing your mistakes
15. 15.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: giving up the subject? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
16. 16.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question. (a) a misread question (b) a careless slip (c) a concept gap (d) a time problem
17. 17.📝 You scored 76 out of 80 in a class test. What percentage is that?
18. 18.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: comparing with friends? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up the subject (b) never looking at it (c) hiding the paper (d) noting weak topics
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming the teacher (b) praising your effort (c) listing your mistakes (d) redoing wrong sums
21. 21.🔍 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
22. 22.🔍 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 misread question (d) a concept gap
23. 23.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) tearing up the paper (b) blaming the teacher (c) listing your mistakes (d) comparing with friends
24. 24.True or false: if you could not explain how a lever works, it is a time problem. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 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
26. 26.🔁 Where should you note your common mistakes? (a) on your hand (b) a mistakes notebook (c) nowhere (d) in your head only
27. 27.🔁 Why redo the questions you got wrong? (a) to change the mark (b) to copy answers (c) to fix the gap (d) to waste time
28. 28.📝 In a test you lost 6 marks to careless slips, 6 to questions you ran out of time for and 8 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
29. 29.📝 You scored 20 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
30. 30.True or false: if you wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had never practised map questions. (a) a careless slip (b) a time problem (c) a concept gap (d) a misread question
32. 32.True or false: if you wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes, it is a misread question. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) giving up the subject (b) comparing with friends (c) updating your plan (d) never looking at it
34. 34.📝 In a test you lost 2 marks to careless slips, 4 to questions you ran out of time for and 1 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
35. 35.True or false: if you spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question, it is a time problem. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You gave three points when it asked for five. (a) a careless slip (b) a time problem (c) a misread question (d) a concept gap
37. 37.📝 In a test you lost 2 marks to careless slips, 5 to questions you ran out of time for and 1 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
38. 38.📝 You scored 68 out of 80 in a class test. What percentage is that?
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) praising your effort (b) comparing with friends (c) tearing up the paper (d) blaming the teacher
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) comparing with friends (b) listing your mistakes (c) never looking at it (d) blaming the teacher

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