Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 394 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tearing up the paper (b) praising your effort (c) hiding the paper (d) comparing with friends
2. 2.🔁 After the exam, should you discuss every answer with friends? (a) no, rest and move on (b) yes, for hours (c) yes, and worry (d) argue about each
3. 3.📝 In a test you lost 3 marks to careless slips, 1 to questions you ran out of time for and 4 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
4. 4.True or false: if you did not know how to find an average, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) hiding the paper (b) never looking at it (c) comparing with friends (d) redoing wrong sums
6. 6.📝 You scored 19 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
7. 7.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: updating your plan? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
8. 8.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You gave three points when it asked for five. (a) a misread question (b) a concept gap (c) a careless slip (d) a time problem
9. 9.📝 You scored 76 out of 80 in a class test. What percentage is that?
10. 10.True or false: if you wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes, it is a misread question. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔁 You keep losing marks for missing units. What helps? (a) skipping numbers (b) hoping for luck (c) writing faster (d) a unit check at the end
12. 12.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You did not know how to find an average. (a) a concept gap (b) a time problem (c) a misread question (d) a careless slip
13. 13.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) praising your effort (b) listing your mistakes (c) tearing up the paper (d) updating your plan
14. 14.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) tearing up the paper (b) giving up the subject (c) blaming the teacher (d) noting weak topics
15. 15.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote the right answer in the wrong box. (a) a misread question (b) a careless slip (c) a time problem (d) a concept gap
16. 16.📝 You scored 7 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
17. 17.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) giving up the subject (b) tearing up the paper (c) praising your effort (d) hiding the paper
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting weak topics (b) updating your plan (c) never looking at it (d) listing your mistakes
19. 19.True or false: if you left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out, it is a misread question. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.📝 In a test you lost 5 marks to careless slips, 5 to questions you ran out of time for and 2 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
21. 21.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: hiding the paper? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
22. 22.True or false: if you gave three points when it asked for five, it is a misread question. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You could not explain how a lever works. (a) a misread question (b) a time problem (c) a concept gap (d) a careless slip
24. 24.🔍 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 concept gap (d) a time problem
25. 25.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes. (a) a concept gap (b) a careless slip (c) a misread question (d) a time problem
26. 26.True or false: if you spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.📝 In a test you lost 2 marks to careless slips, 5 to questions you ran out of time for and 3 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
28. 28.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had never practised map questions. (a) a time problem (b) a misread question (c) a concept gap (d) a careless slip
29. 29.🔁 You get your test paper back. What first? (a) hide it (b) only see the mark (c) throw it away (d) look at the mistakes
30. 30.📝 You scored 16 out of 40 in a class test. What percentage is that?
31. 31.True or false: if you forgot to carry the 1 in an addition, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: asking about doubts? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
33. 33.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had no time to finish the essay. (a) a misread question (b) a careless slip (c) a time problem (d) a concept gap
34. 34.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: comparing with friends? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
35. 35.True or false: if you could not explain how a lever works, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.📝 In a test you lost 3 marks to careless slips, 6 to questions you ran out of time for and 2 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
37. 37.📝 You scored 22 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
38. 38.True or false: if you had never practised map questions, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: tearing up the paper? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listing your mistakes (b) noting weak topics (c) asking about doubts (d) giving up the subject

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