Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 374 · 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 17 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) praising your effort (b) never looking at it (c) hiding the paper (d) blaming the teacher
3. 3.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had no time to finish the essay. (a) a careless slip (b) a misread question (c) a concept gap (d) a time problem
4. 4.🔁 A low mark in one test means… (a) you can never do it (b) quit the subject (c) a chance to improve (d) the end of the year
5. 5.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48. (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: tearing up the paper? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
7. 7.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) praising your effort (b) never looking at it (c) listing your mistakes (d) asking about doubts
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) noting weak topics (c) updating your plan (d) tearing up the paper
9. 9.🔍 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
10. 10.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: hiding the paper? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
11. 11.🔁 Why redo the questions you got wrong? (a) to change the mark (b) to copy answers (c) to fix the gap (d) to waste time
12. 12.True or false: if you forgot to carry the 1 in an addition, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You gave three points when it asked for five. (a) a concept gap (b) a time problem (c) a careless slip (d) a misread question
14. 14.🔁 You keep losing marks for missing units. What helps? (a) hoping for luck (b) skipping numbers (c) a unit check at the end (d) writing faster
15. 15.🔁 You get your test paper back. What first? (a) look at the mistakes (b) hide it (c) only see the mark (d) throw it away
16. 16.🔁 After the exam, should you discuss every answer with friends? (a) yes, and worry (b) yes, for hours (c) argue about each (d) no, rest and move on
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) comparing with friends (b) asking about doubts (c) listing your mistakes (d) redoing wrong sums
18. 18.🔍 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
19. 19.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes. (a) a careless slip (b) a time problem (c) a concept gap (d) a misread question
20. 20.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote the right answer in the wrong box. (a) a careless slip (b) a concept gap (c) a misread question (d) a time problem
21. 21.True or false: if you wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔁 Where should you note your common mistakes? (a) on your hand (b) a mistakes notebook (c) in your head only (d) nowhere
23. 23.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) blaming the teacher (b) giving up the subject (c) hiding the paper (d) praising your effort
24. 24.True or false: if you had no time to finish the essay, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) listing your mistakes (b) tearing up the paper (c) praising your effort (d) noting weak topics
26. 26.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) noting weak topics (b) tearing up the paper (c) hiding the paper (d) blaming the teacher
27. 27.📝 You scored 20 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
28. 28.📝 You scored 28 out of 80 in a class test. What percentage is that?
29. 29.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out. (a) a time problem (b) a misread question (c) a concept gap (d) a careless slip
30. 30.📝 You scored 18 out of 40 in a class test. What percentage is that?
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tearing up the paper (b) updating your plan (c) comparing with friends (d) never looking at it
32. 32.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) noting weak topics (b) asking about doubts (c) giving up the subject (d) listing your mistakes
33. 33.True or false: if you could not explain how a lever works, it is a time problem. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.📝 You scored 36 out of 80 in a class test. What percentage is that?
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listing your mistakes (b) updating your plan (c) redoing wrong sums (d) hiding the paper
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never looking at it (b) noting weak topics (c) redoing wrong sums (d) asking about doubts
37. 37.📝 You scored 8 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
38. 38.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: praising your effort? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
39. 39.📝 In a test you lost 3 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?
40. 40.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) updating your plan (b) asking about doubts (c) noting weak topics (d) hiding the paper

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