Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 44 · 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.🔁 Why redo the questions you got wrong? (a) to copy answers (b) to change the mark (c) to fix the gap (d) to waste time
2. 2.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) asking about doubts (b) listing your mistakes (c) praising your effort (d) tearing up the paper
3. 3.📝 You scored 10 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
4. 4.📝 You scored 8 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
5. 5.📝 You scored 17 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
6. 6.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You gave three points when it asked for five. (a) a concept gap (b) a misread question (c) a careless slip (d) a time problem
7. 7.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You did not know how to find an average. (a) a concept gap (b) a careless slip (c) a misread question (d) a time problem
8. 8.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: praising your effort? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
9. 9.🔍 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
10. 10.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You forgot to carry the 1 in an addition. (a) a concept gap (b) a careless slip (c) a misread question (d) a time problem
11. 11.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) giving up the subject
12. 12.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: noting weak topics? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
13. 13.🔁 A low mark in one test means… (a) you can never do it (b) quit the subject (c) the end of the year (d) a chance to improve
14. 14.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: blaming the teacher? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
15. 15.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) updating your plan (b) redoing wrong sums (c) listing your mistakes (d) comparing with friends
16. 16.📝 In a test you lost 6 marks to careless slips, 6 to questions you ran out of time for and 8 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
17. 17.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: updating your plan? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
18. 18.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You could not explain how a lever works. (a) a concept gap (b) a misread question (c) a careless slip (d) a time problem
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the paper (b) praising your effort (c) tearing up the paper (d) giving up the subject
20. 20.🔁 You get your test paper back. What first? (a) look at the mistakes (b) hide it (c) only see the mark (d) throw it away
21. 21.📝 You scored 40 out of 80 in a class test. What percentage is that?
22. 22.📝 In a test you lost 3 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?
23. 23.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had no time to finish the essay. (a) a time problem (b) a concept gap (c) a misread question (d) a careless slip
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listing your mistakes (b) asking about doubts (c) redoing wrong sums (d) tearing up the paper
25. 25.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) comparing with friends (b) asking about doubts (c) never looking at it (d) hiding the paper
26. 26.True or false: if you wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had never practised map questions. (a) a concept gap (b) a misread question (c) a careless slip (d) a time problem
28. 28.📝 In a test you lost 4 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?
29. 29.📝 You scored 30 out of 40 in a class test. What percentage is that?
30. 30.🔍 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
31. 31.True or false: if you spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: hiding the paper? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
33. 33.True or false: if you did not know how to find an average, it is a misread question. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.📝 In a test you lost 5 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?
35. 35.📝 You scored 15 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) comparing with friends (c) praising your effort (d) listing your mistakes
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) praising your effort (b) noting weak topics (c) asking about doubts (d) never looking at it
38. 38.True or false: if you forgot to carry the 1 in an addition, it is a misread question. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.📝 You scored 13 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
40. 40.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) giving up the subject (b) listing your mistakes (c) blaming the teacher (d) tearing up the paper

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