Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 415 · 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 misread question (b) a careless slip (c) a concept gap (d) a time problem
2. 2.🔁 After the exam, should you discuss every answer with friends? (a) yes, for hours (b) no, rest and move on (c) yes, and worry (d) argue about each
3. 3.📝 You scored 18 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
4. 4.📝 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?
5. 5.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) praising your effort (b) redoing wrong sums (c) giving up the subject (d) updating your plan
6. 6.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: tearing up the paper? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
7. 7.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) listing your mistakes (b) asking about doubts (c) praising your effort (d) never looking at it
8. 8.True or false: if you left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: redoing wrong sums? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting weak topics (b) giving up the subject (c) blaming the teacher (d) comparing with friends
11. 11.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48. (a) a concept gap (b) a careless slip (c) a misread question (d) a time problem
12. 12.📝 You scored 19 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tearing up the paper (b) updating your plan (c) asking about doubts (d) noting weak topics
14. 14.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out. (a) a concept gap (b) a time problem (c) a misread question (d) a careless slip
15. 15.True or false: if you wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes, it is a misread question. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) never looking at it (b) praising your effort (c) hiding the paper (d) comparing with friends
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming the teacher (b) listing your mistakes (c) noting weak topics (d) redoing wrong sums
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking about doubts (b) hiding the paper (c) blaming the teacher (d) tearing up the paper
19. 19.🔁 Why redo the questions you got wrong? (a) to fix the gap (b) to copy answers (c) to waste time (d) to change the mark
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) praising your effort (b) giving up the subject (c) comparing with friends (d) blaming the teacher
21. 21.True or false: if you forgot to carry the 1 in an addition, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.📝 You scored 24 out of 40 in a class test. What percentage is that?
23. 23.🔁 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
24. 24.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) comparing with friends (b) redoing wrong sums (c) noting weak topics (d) listing your mistakes
25. 25.📝 You scored 39 out of 50 in a class test. What percentage is that?
26. 26.📝 You scored 20 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
27. 27.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) hiding the paper (b) noting weak topics (c) redoing wrong sums (d) listing your mistakes
28. 28.📝 You scored 56 out of 80 in a class test. What percentage is that?
29. 29.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: giving up the subject? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
30. 30.📝 You scored 22 out of 40 in a class test. What percentage is that?
31. 31.🔁 Where should you note your common mistakes? (a) a mistakes notebook (b) on your hand (c) in your head only (d) nowhere
32. 32.📝 In a test you lost 6 marks to careless slips, 6 to questions you ran out of time for and 6 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
33. 33.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) blaming the teacher (b) tearing up the paper (c) hiding the paper (d) noting weak topics
34. 34.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You could not explain how a lever works. (a) a misread question (b) a concept gap (c) a careless slip (d) a time problem
35. 35.True or false: if you had never practised map questions, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔁 You keep losing marks for missing units. What helps? (a) a unit check at the end (b) writing faster (c) skipping numbers (d) hoping for luck
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking about doubts (b) redoing wrong sums (c) comparing with friends (d) listing your mistakes
38. 38.📝 In a test you lost 3 marks to careless slips, 3 to questions you ran out of time for and 6 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
39. 39.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: never looking at it? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) updating your plan (b) redoing wrong sums (c) listing your mistakes (d) never looking at it

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