Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 413 · 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 spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) never looking at it (b) noting weak topics (c) redoing wrong sums (d) asking about doubts
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) comparing with friends (b) never looking at it (c) tearing up the paper (d) updating your plan
4. 4.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48. (a) a time problem (b) a careless slip (c) a concept gap (d) a misread question
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting weak topics (b) updating your plan (c) praising your effort (d) blaming the teacher
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) updating your plan (b) tearing up the paper (c) redoing wrong sums (d) noting weak topics
7. 7.True or false: if you did not know how to find an average, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) comparing with friends (b) never looking at it (c) giving up the subject (d) listing your mistakes
9. 9.🔁 You get your test paper back. What first? (a) hide it (b) throw it away (c) only see the mark (d) look at the mistakes
10. 10.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes. (a) a concept gap (b) a misread question (c) a time problem (d) a careless slip
11. 11.True or false: if you forgot to carry the 1 in an addition, it is a misread question. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had no time to finish the essay. (a) a time problem (b) a concept gap (c) a careless slip (d) a misread question
13. 13.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) asking about doubts (b) redoing wrong sums (c) giving up the subject (d) noting weak topics
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the paper (b) tearing up the paper (c) redoing wrong sums (d) giving up the subject
15. 15.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: praising your effort? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
16. 16.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) comparing with friends (b) noting weak topics (c) praising your effort (d) redoing wrong sums
17. 17.📝 In a test you lost 5 marks to careless slips, 3 to questions you ran out of time for and 1 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
18. 18.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) asking about doubts (b) redoing wrong sums (c) blaming the teacher (d) listing your mistakes
19. 19.🔍 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 time problem (d) a concept gap
20. 20.📝 In a test you lost 5 marks to careless slips, 2 to questions you ran out of time for and 4 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
21. 21.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: asking about doubts? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
22. 22.🔁 After the exam, should you discuss every answer with friends? (a) yes, for hours (b) argue about each (c) no, rest and move on (d) yes, and worry
23. 23.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: blaming the teacher? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
24. 24.🔁 Why redo the questions you got wrong? (a) to copy answers (b) to waste time (c) to change the mark (d) to fix the gap
25. 25.📝 You scored 36 out of 80 in a class test. What percentage is that?
26. 26.True or false: if you had no time to finish the essay, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.📝 You scored 48 out of 50 in a class test. What percentage is that?
28. 28.🔁 You keep losing marks for missing units. What helps? (a) writing faster (b) a unit check at the end (c) skipping numbers (d) hoping for luck
29. 29.📝 You scored 29 out of 50 in a class test. What percentage is that?
30. 30.📝 You scored 14 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
31. 31.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: comparing with friends? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
32. 32.📝 In a test you lost 1 mark 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?
33. 33.🔍 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 concept gap (d) a time problem
34. 34.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: listing your mistakes? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) comparing with friends (b) blaming the teacher (c) giving up the subject (d) asking about doubts
36. 36.True or false: if you knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48, it is a time problem. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: hiding the paper? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
38. 38.📝 You scored 16 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
39. 39.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You did not know how to find an average. (a) a careless slip (b) a concept gap (c) a time problem (d) a misread question
40. 40.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: never looking at it? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step

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