Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 447 · 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.📝 In a test you lost 6 marks to careless slips, 3 to questions you ran out of time for and 4 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listing your mistakes (b) updating your plan (c) noting weak topics (d) hiding the paper
3. 3.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: blaming the teacher? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
4. 4.True or false: if you spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question, it is a time problem. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔁 Where should you note your common mistakes? (a) a mistakes notebook (b) on your hand (c) in your head only (d) nowhere
6. 6.True or false: if you wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages, it is a misread question. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: never looking at it? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
8. 8.True or false: if you had never practised map questions, it is a misread question. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: noting weak topics? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
10. 10.📝 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?
11. 11.True or false: if you spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) tearing up the paper (b) hiding the paper (c) blaming the teacher (d) redoing wrong sums
13. 13.📝 You scored 12 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
14. 14.True or false: if you wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages, it is a time problem. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔁 You get your test paper back. What first? (a) hide it (b) only see the mark (c) look at the mistakes (d) throw it away
16. 16.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: asking about doubts? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
17. 17.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: tearing up the paper? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
18. 18.🔍 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
19. 19.📝 In a test you lost 4 marks to careless slips, 6 to questions you ran out of time for and 2 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
20. 20.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) tearing up the paper (b) blaming the teacher (c) listing your mistakes (d) giving up the subject
21. 21.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) blaming the teacher (b) asking about doubts (c) giving up the subject (d) comparing with friends
22. 22.📝 In a test you lost 5 marks to careless slips, 5 to questions you ran out of time for and 3 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
23. 23.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote the right answer in the wrong box. (a) a careless slip (b) a misread question (c) a concept gap (d) a time problem
24. 24.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) hiding the paper (c) asking about doubts (d) listing your mistakes
25. 25.True or false: if you wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) never looking at it (b) praising your effort (c) blaming the teacher (d) comparing with friends
27. 27.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48. (a) a concept gap (b) a time problem (c) a misread question (d) a careless slip
28. 28.True or false: if you gave three points when it asked for five, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking about doubts (b) hiding the paper (c) never looking at it (d) giving up the subject
30. 30.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: praising your effort? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) updating your plan (b) tearing up the paper (c) never looking at it (d) blaming the teacher
32. 32.📝 In a test you lost 6 marks to careless slips, 5 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 is the odd one out? (a) asking about doubts (b) updating your plan (c) noting weak topics (d) blaming the teacher
34. 34.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You did not know how to find an average. (a) a concept gap (b) a misread question (c) a careless slip (d) a time problem
35. 35.True or false: if you gave three points when it asked for five, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: listing your mistakes? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
37. 37.True or false: if you had never practised map questions, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔁 You keep losing marks for missing units. What helps? (a) hoping for luck (b) a unit check at the end (c) writing faster (d) skipping numbers
39. 39.📝 In a test you lost 3 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?
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) comparing with friends (b) never looking at it (c) redoing wrong sums (d) giving up the subject

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