Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 383 · 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 wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages. (a) a time problem (b) a careless slip (c) a concept gap (d) a misread question
2. 2.True or false: if you spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question, it is a misread question. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: if you wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes, it is a time problem. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.📝 In a test you lost 2 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?
5. 5.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes. (a) a misread question (b) a concept gap (c) a time problem (d) a careless slip
6. 6.📝 In a test you lost 3 marks to careless slips, 5 to questions you ran out of time for and 4 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
7. 7.📝 You scored 47 out of 50 in a class test. What percentage is that?
8. 8.🔁 You keep losing marks for missing units. What helps? (a) hoping for luck (b) skipping numbers (c) writing faster (d) a unit check at the end
9. 9.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: never looking at it? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
10. 10.True or false: if you had never practised map questions, it is a time problem. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: praising your effort? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
12. 12.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) listing your mistakes (b) updating your plan (c) redoing wrong sums (d) hiding the paper
13. 13.🔁 You get your test paper back. What first? (a) throw it away (b) only see the mark (c) look at the mistakes (d) hide it
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming the teacher (b) never looking at it (c) praising your effort (d) hiding the paper
15. 15.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You did not know how to find an average. (a) a careless slip (b) a time problem (c) a concept gap (d) a misread question
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking about doubts (b) noting weak topics (c) tearing up the paper (d) listing your mistakes
17. 17.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) giving up the subject (b) hiding the paper (c) comparing with friends (d) asking about doubts
18. 18.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: noting weak topics? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
19. 19.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: redoing wrong sums? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) updating your plan (b) asking about doubts (c) redoing wrong sums (d) giving up the subject
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) comparing with friends (b) hiding the paper (c) redoing wrong sums (d) giving up the subject
22. 22.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You forgot to carry the 1 in an addition. (a) a careless slip (b) a misread question (c) a time problem (d) a concept gap
23. 23.📝 In a test you lost 1 mark to careless slips, 6 to questions you ran out of time for and 5 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
24. 24.🔁 A low mark in one test means… (a) quit the subject (b) a chance to improve (c) the end of the year (d) you can never do it
25. 25.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had never practised map questions. (a) a concept gap (b) a time problem (c) a careless slip (d) a misread question
26. 26.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48. (a) a time problem (b) a misread question (c) a concept gap (d) a careless slip
27. 27.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: tearing up the paper? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
28. 28.True or false: if you left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out. (a) a concept gap (b) a careless slip (c) a time problem (d) a misread question
30. 30.True or false: if you gave three points when it asked for five, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.📝 You scored 52 out of 80 in a class test. What percentage is that?
32. 32.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: giving up the subject? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
33. 33.📝 You scored 60 out of 80 in a class test. What percentage is that?
34. 34.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) asking about doubts (b) updating your plan (c) praising your effort (d) tearing up the paper
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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming the teacher (b) tearing up the paper (c) noting weak topics (d) hiding the paper
37. 37.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) comparing with friends (b) blaming the teacher (c) redoing wrong sums (d) tearing up the paper
38. 38.📝 In a test you lost 5 marks to careless slips, 5 to questions you ran out of time for and 8 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
39. 39.📝 In a test you lost 3 marks to careless slips, 2 to questions you ran out of time for and 4 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
40. 40.📝 You scored 25 out of 50 in a class test. What percentage is that?

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