Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 468 · 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 waste time (b) to fix the gap (c) to change the mark (d) to copy answers
2. 2.📝 You scored 25 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
3. 3.📝 In a test you lost 3 marks to careless slips, 1 to questions you ran out of time for and 1 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listing your mistakes (b) redoing wrong sums (c) praising your effort (d) tearing up the paper
5. 5.📝 In a test you lost 1 mark 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?
6. 6.True or false: if you had never practised map questions, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: if you did not know how to find an average, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) praising your effort (b) blaming the teacher (c) comparing with friends (d) giving up the subject
9. 9.True or false: if you did not know how to find an average, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) updating your plan (b) noting weak topics (c) never looking at it (d) praising your effort
11. 11.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question. (a) a concept gap (b) a misread question (c) a careless slip (d) a time problem
12. 12.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: asking about doubts? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
13. 13.📝 You scored 15 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
14. 14.🔁 Where should you note your common mistakes? (a) nowhere (b) a mistakes notebook (c) in your head only (d) on your hand
15. 15.🔁 You get your test paper back. What first? (a) only see the mark (b) throw it away (c) look at the mistakes (d) hide it
16. 16.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) listing your mistakes (b) asking about doubts (c) noting weak topics (d) never looking at it
17. 17.🔁 After the exam, should you discuss every answer with friends? (a) no, rest and move on (b) yes, for hours (c) yes, and worry (d) argue about each
18. 18.🔍 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
19. 19.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: redoing wrong sums? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
20. 20.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: comparing with friends? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listing your mistakes (b) noting weak topics (c) praising your effort (d) comparing with friends
22. 22.🔁 A low mark in one test means… (a) the end of the year (b) a chance to improve (c) quit the subject (d) you can never do it
23. 23.📝 You scored 9 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
24. 24.📝 You scored 28 out of 40 in a class test. What percentage is that?
25. 25.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) blaming the teacher (b) giving up the subject (c) noting weak topics (d) tearing up the paper
26. 26.True or false: if you wrote the right answer in the wrong box, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) never looking at it (b) tearing up the paper (c) giving up the subject (d) redoing wrong sums
28. 28.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: noting weak topics? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
29. 29.True or false: if you forgot to carry the 1 in an addition, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔁 You keep losing marks for missing units. What helps? (a) a unit check at the end (b) hoping for luck (c) writing faster (d) skipping numbers
31. 31.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had no time to finish the essay. (a) a careless slip (b) a concept gap (c) a misread question (d) a time problem
32. 32.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) tearing up the paper (b) listing your mistakes (c) comparing with friends (d) never looking at it
33. 33.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes. (a) a careless slip (b) a time problem (c) a misread question (d) a concept gap
34. 34.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) tearing up the paper (b) hiding the paper (c) blaming the teacher (d) updating your plan
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) comparing with friends (b) never looking at it (c) tearing up the paper (d) praising your effort
36. 36.📝 You scored 18 out of 40 in a class test. What percentage is that?
37. 37.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) noting weak topics (b) updating your plan (c) blaming the teacher (d) praising your effort
38. 38.True or false: if you spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question, it is a misread question. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: if you left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out, it is a time problem. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the paper (b) giving up the subject (c) updating your plan (d) tearing up the paper

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