Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

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

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