Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 400 · 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 did not know how to find an average. (a) a concept gap (b) a time problem (c) a misread question (d) a careless slip
2. 2.📝 You scored 7 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
3. 3.📝 You scored 16 out of 40 in a class test. What percentage is that?
4. 4.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) blaming the teacher (b) comparing with friends (c) updating your plan (d) never looking at it
5. 5.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) listing your mistakes (b) redoing wrong sums (c) asking about doubts (d) tearing up the paper
6. 6.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) giving up the subject (b) listing your mistakes (c) comparing with friends (d) blaming the teacher
7. 7.True or false: if you had no time to finish the essay, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: blaming the teacher? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
9. 9.🔁 Why redo the questions you got wrong? (a) to waste time (b) to fix the gap (c) to copy answers (d) to change the mark
10. 10.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes. (a) a time problem (b) a careless slip (c) a misread question (d) a concept gap
11. 11.🔍 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 concept gap (d) a time problem
12. 12.True or false: if you wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.📝 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?
14. 14.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: tearing up the paper? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
15. 15.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had no time to finish the essay. (a) a time problem (b) a misread question (c) a careless slip (d) a concept gap
16. 16.🔁 Where should you note your common mistakes? (a) on your hand (b) nowhere (c) a mistakes notebook (d) in your head only
17. 17.📝 You scored 30 out of 50 in a class test. What percentage is that?
18. 18.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: hiding the paper? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
19. 19.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question. (a) a careless slip (b) a time problem (c) a concept gap (d) a misread question
20. 20.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You could not explain how a lever works. (a) a time problem (b) a careless slip (c) a misread question (d) a concept gap
21. 21.True or false: if you could not explain how a lever works, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.📝 You scored 14 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking about doubts (b) redoing wrong sums (c) praising your effort (d) hiding the paper
24. 24.📝 In a test you lost 1 mark to careless slips, 1 to questions you ran out of time for and 7 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
25. 25.True or false: if you had never practised map questions, it is a misread question. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) giving up the subject (c) blaming the teacher (d) never looking at it
27. 27.🔁 A low mark in one test means… (a) you can never do it (b) a chance to improve (c) quit the subject (d) the end of the year
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) updating your plan (b) noting weak topics (c) comparing with friends (d) praising your effort
29. 29.📝 You scored 12 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) comparing with friends (b) asking about doubts (c) blaming the teacher (d) hiding the paper
31. 31.True or false: if you knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48, it is a time problem. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) giving up the subject (b) blaming the teacher (c) hiding the paper (d) asking about doubts
33. 33.📝 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?
34. 34.📝 In a test you lost 4 marks to careless slips, 1 to questions you ran out of time for and 2 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
35. 35.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You forgot to carry the 1 in an addition. (a) a concept gap (b) a time problem (c) a careless slip (d) a misread question
36. 36.True or false: if you did not know how to find an average, it is a misread question. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) noting weak topics (b) updating your plan (c) redoing wrong sums (d) blaming the teacher
38. 38.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out. (a) a misread question (b) a careless slip (c) a time problem (d) a concept gap
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) comparing with friends (b) praising your effort (c) hiding the paper (d) blaming the teacher
40. 40.True or false: if you gave three points when it asked for five, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True

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