Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 4 · 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.🔁 A low mark in one test means… (a) you can never do it (b) the end of the year (c) quit the subject (d) a chance to improve
2. 2.📝 In a test you lost 4 marks 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?
3. 3.True or false: if you wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes, it is a misread question. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: updating your plan? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
5. 5.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: hiding the paper? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
6. 6.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) giving up the subject (b) comparing with friends (c) asking about doubts (d) hiding the paper
7. 7.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) never looking at it (b) noting weak topics (c) hiding the paper (d) tearing up the paper
8. 8.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) blaming the teacher (b) redoing wrong sums (c) hiding the paper (d) comparing with friends
9. 9.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: blaming the teacher? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
10. 10.True or false: if you forgot to carry the 1 in an addition, it is a misread question. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: never looking at it? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
12. 12.🔁 You keep losing marks for missing units. What helps? (a) hoping for luck (b) a unit check at the end (c) skipping numbers (d) writing faster
13. 13.📝 In a test you lost 5 marks to careless slips, 2 to questions you ran out of time for and 7 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
14. 14.True or false: if you left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: if you gave three points when it asked for five, it is a misread question. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: noting weak topics? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
17. 17.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You could not explain how a lever works. (a) a misread question (b) a careless slip (c) a time problem (d) a concept gap
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) praising your effort (b) hiding the paper (c) asking about doubts (d) redoing wrong sums
19. 19.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: giving up the subject? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
20. 20.📝 You scored 56 out of 80 in a class test. What percentage is that?
21. 21.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You gave three points when it asked for five. (a) a careless slip (b) a concept gap (c) a time problem (d) a misread question
22. 22.📝 In a test you lost 2 marks to careless slips, 6 to questions you ran out of time for and 3 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
23. 23.📝 In a test you lost 6 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?
24. 24.True or false: if you could not explain how a lever works, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) updating your plan (b) noting weak topics (c) never looking at it (d) praising your effort
26. 26.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) giving up the subject (b) listing your mistakes (c) tearing up the paper (d) blaming the teacher
27. 27.📝 You scored 28 out of 40 in a class test. What percentage is that?
28. 28.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) updating your plan (b) blaming the teacher (c) praising your effort (d) listing your mistakes
29. 29.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48. (a) a careless slip (b) a time problem (c) a misread question (d) a concept gap
30. 30.📝 In a test you lost 5 marks to careless slips, 3 to questions you ran out of time for and 3 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
31. 31.True or false: if you wrote the right answer in the wrong box, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.📝 In a test you lost 5 marks to careless slips, 1 to questions you ran out of time for and 1 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
33. 33.📝 You scored 16 out of 40 in a class test. What percentage is that?
34. 34.True or false: if you wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.📝 In a test you lost 6 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?
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never looking at it (b) noting weak topics (c) giving up the subject (d) hiding the paper
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) comparing with friends (b) tearing up the paper (c) updating your plan (d) hiding the paper
38. 38.True or false: if you wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) updating your plan (b) asking about doubts (c) praising your effort (d) blaming the teacher
40. 40.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote the right answer in the wrong box. (a) a misread question (b) a time problem (c) a careless slip (d) a concept gap

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