Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 441 · 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 gave three points when it asked for five, it is a misread question. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: if you could not explain how a lever works, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes. (a) a time problem (b) a concept gap (c) a misread question (d) a careless slip
4. 4.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: asking about doubts? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
5. 5.📝 In a test you lost 5 marks to careless slips, 5 to questions you ran out of time for and 8 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
6. 6.📝 You scored 18 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
7. 7.📝 In a test you lost 2 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?
8. 8.🔁 Why redo the questions you got wrong? (a) to waste time (b) to copy answers (c) to fix the gap (d) to change the mark
9. 9.🔁 Where should you note your common mistakes? (a) in your head only (b) on your hand (c) nowhere (d) a mistakes notebook
10. 10.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: never looking at it? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
11. 11.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) giving up the subject (b) comparing with friends (c) asking about doubts (d) hiding the paper
12. 12.📝 You scored 20 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
13. 13.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: noting weak topics? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
14. 14.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: updating your plan? (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) asking about doubts (c) redoing wrong sums (d) giving up the subject
16. 16.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages. (a) a careless slip (b) a time problem (c) a concept gap (d) a misread question
17. 17.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) praising your effort (b) noting weak topics (c) blaming the teacher (d) updating your plan
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming the teacher (b) hiding the paper (c) comparing with friends (d) praising your effort
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming the teacher (b) tearing up the paper (c) hiding the paper (d) asking about doubts
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never looking at it (b) listing your mistakes (c) updating your plan (d) redoing wrong sums
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming the teacher (b) redoing wrong sums (c) hiding the paper (d) giving up the subject
22. 22.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) hiding the paper (b) blaming the teacher (c) redoing wrong sums (d) tearing up the paper
23. 23.🔍 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 concept gap (d) a time problem
24. 24.🔁 You keep losing marks for missing units. What helps? (a) a unit check at the end (b) writing faster (c) hoping for luck (d) skipping numbers
25. 25.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48. (a) a time problem (b) a concept gap (c) a careless slip (d) a misread question
26. 26.True or false: if you gave three points when it asked for five, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 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 time problem (d) a careless slip
28. 28.📝 You scored 16 out of 50 in a class test. What percentage is that?
29. 29.True or false: if you forgot to carry the 1 in an addition, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) praising your effort (b) listing your mistakes (c) blaming the teacher (d) redoing wrong sums
31. 31.True or false: if you had never practised map questions, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had never practised map questions. (a) a time problem (b) a misread question (c) a careless slip (d) a concept gap
33. 33.🔁 After the exam, should you discuss every answer with friends? (a) yes, and worry (b) argue about each (c) no, rest and move on (d) yes, for hours
34. 34.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) noting weak topics (b) blaming the teacher (c) hiding the paper (d) giving up the subject
35. 35.🔁 You get your test paper back. What first? (a) only see the mark (b) throw it away (c) hide it (d) look at the mistakes
36. 36.📝 You scored 16 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
37. 37.True or false: if you did not know how to find an average, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listing your mistakes (b) comparing with friends (c) never looking at it (d) hiding the paper
39. 39.📝 In a test you lost 1 mark to careless slips, 5 to questions you ran out of time for and 2 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
40. 40.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You forgot to carry the 1 in an addition. (a) a concept gap (b) a misread question (c) a time problem (d) a careless slip

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