Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 384 · 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.True or false: if you had never practised map questions, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) praising your effort (b) updating your plan (c) noting weak topics (d) tearing up the paper
3. 3.🔁 You keep losing marks for missing units. What helps? (a) hoping for luck (b) a unit check at the end (c) writing faster (d) skipping numbers
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming the teacher (b) noting weak topics (c) comparing with friends (d) never looking at it
5. 5.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You gave three points when it asked for five. (a) a careless slip (b) a misread question (c) a concept gap (d) a time problem
6. 6.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: praising your effort? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
7. 7.📝 In a test you lost 3 marks 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 spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question, it is a time problem. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: if you knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔁 You get your test paper back. What first? (a) only see the mark (b) hide it (c) look at the mistakes (d) throw it away
11. 11.True or false: if you wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: if you spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question, it is a misread question. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: giving up the subject? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
14. 14.True or false: if you wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) updating your plan (b) noting weak topics (c) listing your mistakes (d) comparing with friends
16. 16.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question. (a) a careless slip (b) a concept gap (c) a time problem (d) a misread question
17. 17.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: noting weak topics? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
18. 18.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) hiding the paper (b) comparing with friends (c) giving up the subject (d) asking about doubts
19. 19.True or false: if you forgot to carry the 1 in an addition, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tearing up the paper (b) praising your effort (c) never looking at it (d) blaming the teacher
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never looking at it (b) blaming the teacher (c) comparing with friends (d) updating your plan
22. 22.🔁 Where should you note your common mistakes? (a) nowhere (b) in your head only (c) a mistakes notebook (d) on your hand
23. 23.🔍 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
24. 24.🔁 A low mark in one test means… (a) quit the subject (b) you can never do it (c) a chance to improve (d) the end of the year
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never looking at it (b) updating your plan (c) listing your mistakes (d) asking about doubts
26. 26.📝 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?
27. 27.📝 You scored 26 out of 50 in a class test. What percentage is that?
28. 28.📝 In a test you lost 4 marks to careless slips, 3 to questions you ran out of time for and 2 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
29. 29.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: updating your plan? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
30. 30.True or false: if you knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48, it is a misread question. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.📝 In a test you lost 1 mark to careless slips, 5 to questions you ran out of time for and 5 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
32. 32.📝 You scored 14 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
33. 33.True or false: if you had never practised map questions, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote the right answer in the wrong box. (a) a misread question (b) a concept gap (c) a careless slip (d) a time problem
35. 35.True or false: if you did not know how to find an average, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.📝 You scored 40 out of 50 in a class test. What percentage is that?
37. 37.📝 In a test you lost 2 marks to careless slips, 2 to questions you ran out of time for and 5 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
38. 38.🔁 Why redo the questions you got wrong? (a) to copy answers (b) to change the mark (c) to waste time (d) to fix the gap
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listing your mistakes (b) tearing up the paper (c) comparing with friends (d) hiding the paper
40. 40.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: listing your mistakes? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step

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