Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 382 · 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.📝 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?
2. 2.True or false: if you knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You could not explain how a lever works. (a) a misread question (b) a time problem (c) a careless slip (d) a concept gap
4. 4.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: giving up the subject? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
5. 5.True or false: if you spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.📝 You scored 41 out of 50 in a class test. What percentage is that?
7. 7.📝 In a test you lost 1 mark 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?
8. 8.True or false: if you wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had no time to finish the essay. (a) a misread question (b) a concept gap (c) a careless slip (d) a time problem
10. 10.True or false: if you knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48, it is a time problem. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: listing your mistakes? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
12. 12.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had never practised map questions. (a) a concept gap (b) a misread question (c) a time problem (d) a careless slip
13. 13.📝 You scored 18 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
14. 14.📝 In a test you lost 5 marks to careless slips, 3 to questions you ran out of time for and 5 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
15. 15.🔁 After the exam, should you discuss every answer with friends? (a) yes, for hours (b) no, rest and move on (c) yes, and worry (d) argue about each
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) comparing with friends (b) giving up the subject (c) blaming the teacher (d) listing your mistakes
17. 17.True or false: if you had no time to finish the essay, it is a time problem. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.📝 You scored 9 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
19. 19.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) comparing with friends (b) listing your mistakes (c) hiding the paper (d) blaming the teacher
20. 20.📝 You scored 32 out of 80 in a class test. What percentage is that?
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting weak topics (b) updating your plan (c) tearing up the paper (d) asking about doubts
22. 22.True or false: if you wrote the right answer in the wrong box, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 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
24. 24.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote the right answer in the wrong box. (a) a time problem (b) a misread question (c) a concept gap (d) a careless slip
25. 25.🔁 Why redo the questions you got wrong? (a) to fix the gap (b) to waste time (c) to copy answers (d) to change the mark
26. 26.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) giving up the subject (b) comparing with friends (c) updating your plan (d) hiding the paper
27. 27.True or false: if you could not explain how a lever works, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.📝 You scored 36 out of 40 in a class test. What percentage is that?
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never looking at it (b) comparing with friends (c) giving up the subject (d) asking about doubts
30. 30.📝 You scored 34 out of 40 in a class test. What percentage is that?
31. 31.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages. (a) a time problem (b) a careless slip (c) a misread question (d) a concept gap
32. 32.True or false: if you forgot to carry the 1 in an addition, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) comparing with friends (b) blaming the teacher (c) giving up the subject (d) noting weak topics
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tearing up the paper (b) redoing wrong sums (c) never looking at it (d) hiding the paper
35. 35.📝 In a test you lost 3 marks to careless slips, 6 to questions you ran out of time for and 6 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never looking at it (b) noting weak topics (c) redoing wrong sums (d) listing your mistakes
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the paper (b) blaming the teacher (c) never looking at it (d) praising your effort
38. 38.True or false: if you wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes, it is a misread question. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: praising your effort? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
40. 40.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) comparing with friends (b) giving up the subject (c) noting weak topics (d) tearing up the paper

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