Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 352 · 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 34 out of 40 in a class test. What percentage is that?
2. 2.🔁 A low mark in one test means… (a) quit the subject (b) you can never do it (c) the end of the year (d) a chance to improve
3. 3.True or false: if you wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages, it is a time problem. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: if you spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.📝 You scored 17 out of 50 in a class test. What percentage is that?
6. 6.📝 You scored 36 out of 80 in a class test. What percentage is that?
7. 7.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) noting weak topics (b) asking about doubts (c) hiding the paper (d) updating your plan
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming the teacher (b) tearing up the paper (c) never looking at it (d) updating your plan
9. 9.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) blaming the teacher (b) asking about doubts (c) hiding the paper (d) tearing up the paper
10. 10.True or false: if you had never practised map questions, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.📝 In a test you lost 5 marks to careless slips, 3 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) listing your mistakes (c) noting weak topics (d) hiding the paper
13. 13.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) listing your mistakes (b) noting weak topics (c) redoing wrong sums (d) never looking at it
14. 14.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had no time to finish the essay. (a) a misread question (b) a time problem (c) a concept gap (d) a careless slip
15. 15.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48. (a) a concept gap (b) a careless slip (c) a time problem (d) a misread question
16. 16.True or false: if you wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages, it is a misread question. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔁 Where should you note your common mistakes? (a) a mistakes notebook (b) nowhere (c) on your hand (d) in your head only
18. 18.📝 You scored 40 out of 80 in a class test. What percentage is that?
19. 19.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: asking about doubts? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
20. 20.📝 In a test you lost 4 marks to careless slips, 1 to questions you ran out of time for and 1 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
21. 21.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You forgot to carry the 1 in an addition. (a) a misread question (b) a time problem (c) a careless slip (d) a concept gap
22. 22.📝 In a test you lost 5 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?
23. 23.📝 In a test you lost 2 marks 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?
24. 24.📝 In a test you lost 6 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?
25. 25.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: giving up the subject? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming the teacher (b) tearing up the paper (c) asking about doubts (d) comparing with friends
27. 27.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You did not know how to find an average. (a) a careless slip (b) a time problem (c) a misread question (d) a concept gap
28. 28.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes. (a) a careless slip (b) a concept gap (c) a time problem (d) a misread question
29. 29.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages. (a) a concept gap (b) a misread question (c) a careless slip (d) a time problem
30. 30.🔁 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
31. 31.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: redoing wrong sums? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listing your mistakes (b) blaming the teacher (c) hiding the paper (d) never looking at it
33. 33.True or false: if you spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tearing up the paper (b) blaming the teacher (c) redoing wrong sums (d) giving up the subject
35. 35.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: praising your effort? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
36. 36.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: updating your plan? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
37. 37.True or false: if you left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had never practised map questions. (a) a misread question (b) a time problem (c) a careless slip (d) a concept gap
39. 39.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: comparing with friends? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
40. 40.True or false: if you could not explain how a lever works, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False

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