Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 353 · 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 6 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?
2. 2.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) comparing with friends (b) giving up the subject (c) noting weak topics (d) tearing up the paper
3. 3.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You could not explain how a lever works. (a) a careless slip (b) a misread question (c) a time problem (d) a concept gap
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the paper (b) listing your mistakes (c) noting weak topics (d) praising your effort
5. 5.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes. (a) a concept gap (b) a time problem (c) a misread question (d) a careless slip
6. 6.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: blaming the teacher? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
7. 7.True or false: if you wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes, it is a misread question. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔍 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 time problem (d) a concept gap
9. 9.📝 You scored 17 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
10. 10.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) hiding the paper (b) blaming the teacher (c) giving up the subject (d) asking about doubts
11. 11.📝 In a test you lost 6 marks to careless slips, 6 to questions you ran out of time for and 5 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
12. 12.📝 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?
13. 13.📝 In a test you lost 1 mark to careless slips, 6 to questions you ran out of time for and 7 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) comparing with friends (b) hiding the paper (c) blaming the teacher (d) asking about doubts
15. 15.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out. (a) a misread question (b) a concept gap (c) a time problem (d) a careless slip
16. 16.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: giving up the subject? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
17. 17.True or false: if you wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages, it is a misread question. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: hiding the paper? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never looking at it (b) blaming the teacher (c) tearing up the paper (d) updating your plan
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming the teacher (b) tearing up the paper (c) hiding the paper (d) noting weak topics
21. 21.📝 You scored 18 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
22. 22.🔁 Where should you note your common mistakes? (a) in your head only (b) nowhere (c) a mistakes notebook (d) on your hand
23. 23.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You did not know how to find an average. (a) a misread question (b) a careless slip (c) a time problem (d) a concept gap
24. 24.🔍 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
25. 25.True or false: if you spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: asking about doubts? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
27. 27.🔁 You keep losing marks for missing units. What helps? (a) writing faster (b) skipping numbers (c) a unit check at the end (d) hoping for luck
28. 28.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: praising your effort? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
29. 29.📝 In a test you lost 1 mark 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?
30. 30.🔁 A low mark in one test means… (a) the end of the year (b) you can never do it (c) quit the subject (d) a chance to improve
31. 31.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote the right answer in the wrong box. (a) a concept gap (b) a careless slip (c) a time problem (d) a misread question
32. 32.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You gave three points when it asked for five. (a) a careless slip (b) a misread question (c) a time problem (d) a concept gap
33. 33.📝 You scored 16 out of 40 in a class test. What percentage is that?
34. 34.🔁 You get your test paper back. What first? (a) hide it (b) only see the mark (c) throw it away (d) look at the mistakes
35. 35.📝 You scored 16 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
36. 36.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) updating your plan (b) listing your mistakes (c) never looking at it (d) redoing wrong sums
37. 37.True or false: if you spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.📝 You scored 40 out of 80 in a class test. What percentage is that?
39. 39.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) praising your effort (b) redoing wrong sums (c) comparing with friends (d) listing your mistakes
40. 40.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: tearing up the paper? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step

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