Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 358 · 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 get your test paper back. What first? (a) hide it (b) only see the mark (c) look at the mistakes (d) throw it away
2. 2.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) tearing up the paper (b) redoing wrong sums (c) comparing with friends (d) blaming the teacher
3. 3.True or false: if you wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: hiding the paper? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
5. 5.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) updating your plan (b) giving up the subject (c) praising your effort (d) listing your mistakes
6. 6.🔁 A low mark in one test means… (a) you can never do it (b) a chance to improve (c) quit the subject (d) the end of the year
7. 7.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) hiding the paper (b) asking about doubts (c) redoing wrong sums (d) praising your effort
8. 8.🔁 After the exam, should you discuss every answer with friends? (a) yes, and worry (b) argue about each (c) no, rest and move on (d) yes, for hours
9. 9.True or false: if you had never practised map questions, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.📝 In a test you lost 4 marks to careless slips, 6 to questions you ran out of time for and 4 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
11. 11.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) never looking at it (b) blaming the teacher (c) asking about doubts (d) hiding the paper
12. 12.🔁 Why redo the questions you got wrong? (a) to waste time (b) to change the mark (c) to fix the gap (d) to copy answers
13. 13.True or false: if you wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages, it is a misread question. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) asking about doubts (b) tearing up the paper (c) redoing wrong sums (d) listing your mistakes
15. 15.True or false: if you did not know how to find an average, it is a misread question. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.📝 In a test you lost 3 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?
17. 17.🔁 Where should you note your common mistakes? (a) nowhere (b) a mistakes notebook (c) on your hand (d) in your head only
18. 18.🔁 You keep losing marks for missing units. What helps? (a) writing faster (b) hoping for luck (c) a unit check at the end (d) skipping numbers
19. 19.True or false: if you had never practised map questions, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) comparing with friends (b) praising your effort (c) giving up the subject (d) blaming the teacher
21. 21.📝 In a test you lost 2 marks to careless slips, 2 to questions you ran out of time for and 4 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
22. 22.📝 In a test you lost 4 marks to careless slips, 5 to questions you ran out of time for and 2 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
23. 23.True or false: if you wrote the right answer in the wrong box, it is a misread question. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: asking about doubts? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
25. 25.True or false: if you forgot to carry the 1 in an addition, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48. (a) a misread question (b) a concept gap (c) a time problem (d) a careless slip
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming the teacher (b) noting weak topics (c) hiding the paper (d) giving up the subject
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming the teacher (b) updating your plan (c) listing your mistakes (d) redoing wrong sums
29. 29.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had no time to finish the essay. (a) a careless slip (b) a concept gap (c) a time problem (d) a misread question
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting weak topics (b) never looking at it (c) updating your plan (d) asking about doubts
31. 31.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out. (a) a concept gap (b) a careless slip (c) a time problem (d) a misread question
32. 32.True or false: if you spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question, it is a time problem. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: if you had never practised map questions, it is a misread question. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) comparing with friends (b) noting weak topics (c) tearing up the paper (d) blaming the teacher
35. 35.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) never looking at it (b) giving up the subject (c) tearing up the paper (d) updating your plan
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the paper (b) blaming the teacher (c) comparing with friends (d) asking about doubts
37. 37.📝 You scored 28 out of 80 in a class test. What percentage is that?
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: redoing wrong sums? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) updating your plan (b) redoing wrong sums (c) hiding the paper (d) listing your mistakes

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