Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 404 · 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) praising your effort (b) redoing wrong sums (c) hiding the paper (d) listing your mistakes
2. 2.📝 In a test you lost 1 mark to careless slips, 6 to questions you ran out of time for and 1 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking about doubts (b) giving up the subject (c) updating your plan (d) redoing wrong sums
4. 4.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes. (a) a careless slip (b) a time problem (c) a misread question (d) a concept gap
5. 5.📝 You scored 72 out of 80 in a class test. What percentage is that?
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never looking at it (b) listing your mistakes (c) noting weak topics (d) asking about doubts
7. 7.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) asking about doubts (b) listing your mistakes (c) tearing up the paper (d) updating your plan
8. 8.🔁 You get your test paper back. What first? (a) hide it (b) throw it away (c) look at the mistakes (d) only see the mark
9. 9.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: updating your plan? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
10. 10.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: giving up the subject? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
11. 11.📝 In a test you lost 4 marks 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?
12. 12.📝 In a test you lost 4 marks to careless slips, 4 to questions you ran out of time for and 7 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
13. 13.📝 You scored 20 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
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 gave three points when it asked for five. (a) a time problem (b) a careless slip (c) a concept gap (d) a misread question
16. 16.🔁 Where should you note your common mistakes? (a) nowhere (b) a mistakes notebook (c) on your hand (d) in your head only
17. 17.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) updating your plan (b) praising your effort (c) asking about doubts (d) blaming the teacher
18. 18.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) comparing with friends (b) blaming the teacher (c) praising your effort (d) tearing up the paper
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) updating your plan (b) asking about doubts (c) comparing with friends (d) redoing wrong sums
20. 20.📝 You scored 19 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
21. 21.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) tearing up the paper (b) asking about doubts (c) never looking at it (d) hiding the paper
22. 22.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: asking about doubts? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
23. 23.🔍 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
24. 24.True or false: if you had no time to finish the essay, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 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 careless slip (d) a concept gap
26. 26.📝 You scored 12 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
27. 27.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) hiding the paper (b) listing your mistakes (c) never looking at it (d) tearing up the paper
28. 28.🔍 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
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming the teacher (b) comparing with friends (c) praising your effort (d) giving up the subject
30. 30.True or false: if you had no time to finish the essay, it is a time problem. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) tearing up the paper (b) blaming the teacher (c) noting weak topics (d) hiding the paper
32. 32.📝 You scored 9 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
33. 33.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: hiding the paper? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
34. 34.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You could not explain how a lever works. (a) a concept gap (b) a time problem (c) a misread question (d) a careless slip
35. 35.True or false: if you forgot to carry the 1 in an addition, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had never practised map questions. (a) a time problem (b) a concept gap (c) a careless slip (d) a misread question
37. 37.🔁 You keep losing marks for missing units. What helps? (a) a unit check at the end (b) hoping for luck (c) skipping numbers (d) writing faster
38. 38.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question. (a) a misread question (b) a careless slip (c) a concept gap (d) a time problem
39. 39.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) noting weak topics (b) listing your mistakes (c) redoing wrong sums (d) hiding the paper
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tearing up the paper (b) comparing with friends (c) redoing wrong sums (d) blaming the teacher

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