Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 373 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting weak topics (b) redoing wrong sums (c) listing your mistakes (d) tearing up the paper
2. 2.🔁 A low mark in one test means… (a) a chance to improve (b) quit the subject (c) you can never do it (d) the end of the year
3. 3.📝 In a test you lost 6 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?
4. 4.True or false: if you did not know how to find an average, it is a misread question. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: updating your plan? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
6. 6.📝 You scored 32 out of 40 in a class test. What percentage is that?
7. 7.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: blaming the teacher? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
8. 8.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) updating your plan (b) asking about doubts (c) hiding the paper (d) redoing wrong sums
9. 9.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) never looking at it (b) noting weak topics (c) giving up the subject (d) blaming the teacher
10. 10.📝 In a test you lost 4 marks 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?
11. 11.🔁 Why redo the questions you got wrong? (a) to copy answers (b) to waste time (c) to change the mark (d) to fix the gap
12. 12.🔁 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
13. 13.🔍 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 careless slip (d) a misread question
14. 14.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: hiding the paper? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
15. 15.📝 You scored 26 out of 40 in a class test. What percentage is that?
16. 16.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had never practised map questions. (a) a careless slip (b) a time problem (c) a misread question (d) a concept gap
17. 17.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) never looking at it (b) comparing with friends (c) updating your plan (d) giving up the subject
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listing your mistakes (b) hiding the paper (c) redoing wrong sums (d) praising your effort
19. 19.📝 You scored 8 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listing your mistakes (b) never looking at it (c) giving up the subject (d) hiding the paper
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting weak topics (b) listing your mistakes (c) praising your effort (d) giving up the subject
22. 22.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out. (a) a careless slip (b) a concept gap (c) a time problem (d) a misread question
23. 23.📝 In a test you lost 5 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?
24. 24.🔁 You keep losing marks for missing units. What helps? (a) a unit check at the end (b) hoping for luck (c) writing faster (d) skipping numbers
25. 25.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: giving up the subject? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
26. 26.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) listing your mistakes (b) asking about doubts (c) noting weak topics (d) tearing up the paper
27. 27.🔁 Where should you note your common mistakes? (a) nowhere (b) in your head only (c) a mistakes notebook (d) on your hand
28. 28.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question. (a) a time problem (b) a concept gap (c) a misread question (d) a careless slip
29. 29.True or false: if you wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) updating your plan (b) blaming the teacher (c) noting weak topics (d) redoing wrong sums
31. 31.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) praising your effort (b) comparing with friends (c) hiding the paper (d) tearing up the paper
32. 32.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: redoing wrong sums? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
33. 33.🔍 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
34. 34.True or false: if you had no time to finish the essay, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: if you left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) hiding the paper (b) listing your mistakes (c) tearing up the paper (d) blaming the teacher
37. 37.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) giving up the subject (b) redoing wrong sums (c) never looking at it (d) hiding the paper
38. 38.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: praising your effort? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
39. 39.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote the right answer in the wrong box. (a) a careless slip (b) a misread question (c) a time problem (d) a concept gap
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never looking at it (b) praising your effort (c) noting weak topics (d) updating your plan

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