Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 376 · 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.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You could not explain how a lever works. (a) a careless slip (b) a time problem (c) a misread question (d) a concept gap
2. 2.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: noting weak topics? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
3. 3.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) blaming the teacher (b) listing your mistakes (c) giving up the subject (d) never looking at it
4. 4.True or false: if you wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes, it is a time problem. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.📝 In a test you lost 5 marks to careless slips, 5 to questions you ran out of time for and 1 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming the teacher (b) redoing wrong sums (c) praising your effort (d) asking about doubts
7. 7.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes. (a) a time problem (b) a concept gap (c) a careless slip (d) a misread question
8. 8.True or false: if you wrote the right answer in the wrong box, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.📝 You scored 19 out of 50 in a class test. What percentage is that?
10. 10.📝 You scored 44 out of 80 in a class test. What percentage is that?
11. 11.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) asking about doubts (b) redoing wrong sums (c) praising your effort (d) hiding the paper
12. 12.True or false: if you spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question, it is a time problem. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: praising your effort? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
14. 14.📝 You scored 72 out of 80 in a class test. What percentage is that?
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) praising your effort (b) comparing with friends (c) giving up the subject (d) tearing up the paper
16. 16.True or false: if you wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes, it is a misread question. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.📝 In a test you lost 1 mark 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?
18. 18.📝 You scored 16 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
19. 19.🔁 After the exam, should you discuss every answer with friends? (a) argue about each (b) yes, for hours (c) yes, and worry (d) no, rest and move on
20. 20.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48. (a) a misread question (b) a careless slip (c) a time problem (d) a concept gap
21. 21.📝 You scored 8 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
22. 22.True or false: if you could not explain how a lever works, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: if you forgot to carry the 1 in an addition, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: if you gave three points when it asked for five, it is a misread question. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: if you could not explain how a lever works, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: giving up the subject? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
27. 27.🔁 You keep losing marks for missing units. What helps? (a) skipping numbers (b) a unit check at the end (c) writing faster (d) hoping for luck
28. 28.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: updating your plan? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
29. 29.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You forgot to carry the 1 in an addition. (a) a concept gap (b) a time problem (c) a careless slip (d) a misread question
30. 30.🔁 Where should you note your common mistakes? (a) in your head only (b) nowhere (c) on your hand (d) a mistakes notebook
31. 31.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) hiding the paper (b) blaming the teacher (c) never looking at it (d) redoing wrong sums
32. 32.True or false: if you wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages, it is a misread question. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had never practised map questions. (a) a misread question (b) a time problem (c) a careless slip (d) a concept gap
34. 34.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) noting weak topics (b) listing your mistakes (c) praising your effort (d) comparing with friends
35. 35.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: comparing with friends? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
36. 36.📝 In a test you lost 3 marks to careless slips, 1 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.🔁 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
38. 38.True or false: if you gave three points when it asked for five, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.📝 You scored 12 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
40. 40.True or false: if you did not know how to find an average, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False

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