Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 423 · 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 knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48. (a) a time problem (b) a misread question (c) a concept gap (d) a careless slip
2. 2.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) praising your effort (b) updating your plan (c) never looking at it (d) asking about doubts
3. 3.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: tearing up the paper? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
4. 4.📝 In a test you lost 5 marks 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?
5. 5.🔍 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
6. 6.🔁 A low mark in one test means… (a) quit the subject (b) the end of the year (c) you can never do it (d) a chance to improve
7. 7.True or false: if you spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question, it is a misread question. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: hiding the paper? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) comparing with friends (b) listing your mistakes (c) redoing wrong sums (d) asking about doubts
10. 10.📝 You scored 56 out of 80 in a class test. What percentage is that?
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listing your mistakes (b) praising your effort (c) hiding the paper (d) updating your plan
12. 12.🔁 You get your test paper back. What first? (a) only see the mark (b) look at the mistakes (c) throw it away (d) hide it
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up the subject (b) tearing up the paper (c) updating your plan (d) hiding the paper
14. 14.📝 In a test you lost 6 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?
15. 15.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: praising your effort? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting weak topics (b) asking about doubts (c) blaming the teacher (d) listing your mistakes
17. 17.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: asking about doubts? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
18. 18.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) listing your mistakes (b) comparing with friends (c) giving up the subject (d) hiding the paper
19. 19.🔍 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
20. 20.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had no time to finish the essay. (a) a careless slip (b) a time problem (c) a misread question (d) a concept gap
21. 21.📝 In a test you lost 3 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?
22. 22.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: updating your plan? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
23. 23.📝 You scored 16 out of 40 in a class test. What percentage is that?
24. 24.📝 In a test you lost 6 marks to careless slips, 4 to questions you ran out of time for and 5 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
25. 25.True or false: if you could not explain how a lever works, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) updating your plan (b) comparing with friends (c) blaming the teacher (d) hiding the paper
27. 27.📝 In a test you lost 2 marks to careless slips, 3 to questions you ran out of time for and 8 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) praising your effort (b) listing your mistakes (c) never looking at it (d) redoing wrong sums
29. 29.📝 You scored 42 out of 50 in a class test. What percentage is that?
30. 30.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had never practised map questions. (a) a concept gap (b) a time problem (c) a misread question (d) a careless slip
31. 31.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: listing your mistakes? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
32. 32.🔁 You keep losing marks for missing units. What helps? (a) writing faster (b) hoping for luck (c) skipping numbers (d) a unit check at the end
33. 33.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: redoing wrong sums? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
34. 34.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes. (a) a concept gap (b) a time problem (c) a careless slip (d) a misread question
35. 35.📝 You scored 10 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
36. 36.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) asking about doubts (b) updating your plan (c) redoing wrong sums (d) giving up the subject
37. 37.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) updating your plan (b) noting weak topics (c) redoing wrong sums (d) blaming the teacher
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the paper (b) tearing up the paper (c) comparing with friends (d) noting weak topics
39. 39.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: giving up the subject? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
40. 40.📝 You scored 15 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?

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