Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 457 · 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.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: hiding the paper? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
2. 2.📝 In a test you lost 3 marks to careless slips, 2 to questions you ran out of time for and 5 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
3. 3.📝 In a test you lost 2 marks to careless slips, 6 to questions you ran out of time for and 4 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
4. 4.📝 In a test you lost 5 marks to careless slips, 6 to questions you ran out of time for and 5 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
5. 5.📝 In a test you lost 3 marks to careless slips, 3 to questions you ran out of time for and 5 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up the subject (b) blaming the teacher (c) comparing with friends (d) praising your effort
7. 7.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You gave three points when it asked for five. (a) a misread question (b) a concept gap (c) a careless slip (d) a time problem
8. 8.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) listing your mistakes (b) giving up the subject (c) noting weak topics (d) redoing wrong sums
9. 9.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: giving up the subject? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
10. 10.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out. (a) a careless slip (b) a time problem (c) a concept gap (d) a misread question
11. 11.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) tearing up the paper (b) praising your effort (c) listing your mistakes (d) asking about doubts
12. 12.📝 You scored 26 out of 40 in a class test. What percentage is that?
13. 13.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) hiding the paper (b) blaming the teacher (c) giving up the subject (d) updating your plan
14. 14.📝 You scored 25 out of 50 in a class test. What percentage is that?
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming the teacher (b) asking about doubts (c) updating your plan (d) praising your effort
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never looking at it (b) blaming the teacher (c) comparing with friends (d) noting weak topics
17. 17.True or false: if you forgot to carry the 1 in an addition, it is a misread question. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔁 You get your test paper back. What first? (a) throw it away (b) only see the mark (c) hide it (d) look at the mistakes
19. 19.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You forgot to carry the 1 in an addition. (a) a time problem (b) a concept gap (c) a misread question (d) a careless slip
20. 20.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48. (a) a concept gap (b) a careless slip (c) a misread question (d) a time problem
21. 21.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: comparing with friends? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
22. 22.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You could not explain how a lever works. (a) a careless slip (b) a concept gap (c) a time problem (d) a misread question
23. 23.🔁 A low mark in one test means… (a) a chance to improve (b) you can never do it (c) the end of the year (d) quit the subject
24. 24.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: redoing wrong sums? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never looking at it (b) updating your plan (c) redoing wrong sums (d) noting weak topics
26. 26.True or false: if you gave three points when it asked for five, it is a misread question. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question. (a) a careless slip (b) a concept gap (c) a misread question (d) a time problem
28. 28.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: noting weak topics? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
29. 29.📝 You scored 19 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
30. 30.🔁 You keep losing marks for missing units. What helps? (a) skipping numbers (b) a unit check at the end (c) hoping for luck (d) writing faster
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up the subject (b) tearing up the paper (c) updating your plan (d) comparing with friends
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) updating your plan (b) listing your mistakes (c) asking about doubts (d) comparing with friends
33. 33.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: updating your plan? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
34. 34.True or false: if you did not know how to find an average, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.📝 You scored 20 out of 50 in a class test. What percentage is that?
36. 36.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) listing your mistakes (b) updating your plan (c) noting weak topics (d) blaming the teacher
37. 37.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) blaming the teacher (b) never looking at it (c) giving up the subject (d) praising your effort
38. 38.📝 In a test you lost 1 mark 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?
39. 39.True or false: if you forgot to carry the 1 in an addition, it is a time problem. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: blaming the teacher? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step

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