Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 418 · 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) comparing with friends (b) giving up the subject (c) hiding the paper (d) noting weak topics
2. 2.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: hiding the paper? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
3. 3.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had no time to finish the essay. (a) a concept gap (b) a careless slip (c) a time problem (d) a misread question
4. 4.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You gave three points when it asked for five. (a) a careless slip (b) a misread question (c) a concept gap (d) a time problem
5. 5.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out. (a) a concept gap (b) a careless slip (c) a time problem (d) a misread question
6. 6.📝 You scored 20 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
7. 7.📝 You scored 36 out of 40 in a class test. What percentage is that?
8. 8.🔁 You keep losing marks for missing units. What helps? (a) skipping numbers (b) a unit check at the end (c) writing faster (d) hoping for luck
9. 9.🔁 Why redo the questions you got wrong? (a) to waste time (b) to fix the gap (c) to change the mark (d) to copy answers
10. 10.True or false: if you had never practised map questions, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming the teacher (b) noting weak topics (c) listing your mistakes (d) redoing wrong sums
12. 12.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You did not know how to find an average. (a) a time problem (b) a careless slip (c) a concept gap (d) a misread question
13. 13.True or false: if you wrote the right answer in the wrong box, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔁 A low mark in one test means… (a) the end of the year (b) you can never do it (c) quit the subject (d) a chance to improve
15. 15.True or false: if you did not know how to find an average, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: if you did not know how to find an average, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You forgot to carry the 1 in an addition. (a) a careless slip (b) a concept gap (c) a time problem (d) a misread question
18. 18.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) listing your mistakes (b) comparing with friends (c) praising your effort (d) noting weak topics
19. 19.📝 In a test you lost 1 mark to careless slips, 5 to questions you ran out of time for and 5 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
20. 20.🔁 You get your test paper back. What first? (a) only see the mark (b) hide it (c) throw it away (d) look at the mistakes
21. 21.📝 You scored 26 out of 40 in a class test. What percentage is that?
22. 22.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question. (a) a misread question (b) a concept gap (c) a time problem (d) a careless slip
23. 23.📝 In a test you lost 5 marks to careless slips, 1 to questions you ran out of time for and 3 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
24. 24.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had never practised map questions. (a) a careless slip (b) a time problem (c) a concept gap (d) a misread question
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) praising your effort (b) asking about doubts (c) hiding the paper (d) listing your mistakes
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) updating your plan (b) never looking at it (c) hiding the paper (d) comparing with friends
27. 27.📝 In a test you lost 4 marks to careless slips, 2 to questions you ran out of time for and 3 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
28. 28.📝 In a test you lost 6 marks to careless slips, 4 to questions you ran out of time for and 2 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never looking at it (b) listing your mistakes (c) asking about doubts (d) praising your effort
30. 30.True or false: if you had never practised map questions, it is a misread question. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) never looking at it (b) tearing up the paper (c) redoing wrong sums (d) comparing with friends
32. 32.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: comparing with friends? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
33. 33.True or false: if you knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔁 After the exam, should you discuss every answer with friends? (a) argue about each (b) yes, and worry (c) no, rest and move on (d) yes, for hours
35. 35.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48. (a) a careless slip (b) a concept gap (c) a misread question (d) a time problem
36. 36.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) tearing up the paper (b) blaming the teacher (c) giving up the subject (d) listing your mistakes
37. 37.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) listing your mistakes (b) praising your effort (c) never looking at it (d) redoing wrong sums
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tearing up the paper (b) never looking at it (c) asking about doubts (d) hiding the paper
39. 39.True or false: if you gave three points when it asked for five, it is a misread question. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) noting weak topics (b) asking about doubts (c) giving up the subject (d) updating your plan

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