Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 369 · 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.True or false: if you forgot to carry the 1 in an addition, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) asking about doubts (b) tearing up the paper (c) comparing with friends (d) never looking at it
3. 3.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You gave three points when it asked for five. (a) a concept gap (b) a careless slip (c) a misread question (d) a time problem
4. 4.True or false: if you gave three points when it asked for five, it is a misread question. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.📝 You scored 14 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
6. 6.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had never practised map questions. (a) a time problem (b) a careless slip (c) a misread question (d) a concept gap
7. 7.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48. (a) a careless slip (b) a concept gap (c) a misread question (d) a time problem
8. 8.📝 You scored 13 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
9. 9.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: asking about doubts? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listing your mistakes (b) hiding the paper (c) praising your effort (d) asking about doubts
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming the teacher (b) tearing up the paper (c) asking about doubts (d) comparing with friends
12. 12.🔁 You keep losing marks for missing units. What helps? (a) skipping numbers (b) writing faster (c) a unit check at the end (d) hoping for luck
13. 13.📝 In a test you lost 4 marks to careless slips, 1 to questions you ran out of time for and 8 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) updating your plan (b) blaming the teacher (c) listing your mistakes (d) noting weak topics
15. 15.🔁 Why redo the questions you got wrong? (a) to waste time (b) to change the mark (c) to copy answers (d) to fix the gap
16. 16.🔁 You get your test paper back. What first? (a) only see the mark (b) throw it away (c) look at the mistakes (d) hide it
17. 17.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You could not explain how a lever works. (a) a concept gap (b) a time problem (c) a careless slip (d) a misread question
18. 18.True or false: if you knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.📝 In a test you lost 3 marks to careless slips, 2 to questions you ran out of time for and 2 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
20. 20.📝 You scored 16 out of 40 in a class test. What percentage is that?
21. 21.True or false: if you knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48, it is a time problem. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages. (a) a concept gap (b) a careless slip (c) a misread question (d) a time problem
23. 23.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) noting weak topics (b) praising your effort (c) giving up the subject (d) listing your mistakes
24. 24.📝 In a test you lost 3 marks to careless slips, 4 to questions you ran out of time for and 6 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
25. 25.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out. (a) a time problem (b) a careless slip (c) a misread question (d) a concept gap
26. 26.🔁 Where should you note your common mistakes? (a) a mistakes notebook (b) in your head only (c) nowhere (d) on your hand
27. 27.📝 In a test you lost 6 marks to careless slips, 2 to questions you ran out of time for and 1 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
28. 28.📝 You scored 50 out of 50 in a class test. What percentage is that?
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) praising your effort (b) comparing with friends (c) never looking at it (d) giving up the subject
30. 30.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: praising your effort? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
31. 31.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) hiding the paper (b) tearing up the paper (c) giving up the subject (d) redoing wrong sums
32. 32.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: tearing up the paper? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
33. 33.🔍 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
34. 34.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) listing your mistakes (b) never looking at it (c) praising your effort (d) noting weak topics
35. 35.📝 You scored 18 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
36. 36.📝 You scored 46 out of 50 in a class test. What percentage is that?
37. 37.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had no time to finish the essay. (a) a misread question (b) a concept gap (c) a time problem (d) a careless slip
38. 38.🔁 A low mark in one test means… (a) a chance to improve (b) quit the subject (c) the end of the year (d) you can never do it
39. 39.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) praising your effort (b) asking about doubts (c) noting weak topics (d) blaming the teacher
40. 40.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: noting weak topics? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step

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