Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 47 · 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 5 marks to careless slips, 4 to questions you ran out of time for and 3 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
2. 2.True or false: if you did not know how to find an average, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔁 You get your test paper back. What first? (a) look at the mistakes (b) throw it away (c) only see the mark (d) hide it
4. 4.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) updating your plan (b) redoing wrong sums (c) noting weak topics (d) hiding the paper
5. 5.📝 You scored 18 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the paper (b) listing your mistakes (c) noting weak topics (d) updating your plan
7. 7.🔁 Where should you note your common mistakes? (a) nowhere (b) on your hand (c) in your head only (d) a mistakes notebook
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listing your mistakes (b) comparing with friends (c) never looking at it (d) hiding the paper
9. 9.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: updating your plan? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming the teacher (b) noting weak topics (c) never looking at it (d) hiding the paper
11. 11.True or false: if you knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.📝 In a test you lost 2 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?
13. 13.🔁 After the exam, should you discuss every answer with friends? (a) yes, and worry (b) yes, for hours (c) argue about each (d) no, rest and move on
14. 14.True or false: if you wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: asking about doubts? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
16. 16.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) updating your plan (b) giving up the subject (c) hiding the paper (d) never looking at it
17. 17.📝 In a test you lost 6 marks to careless slips, 5 to questions you ran out of time for and 1 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
18. 18.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: listing your mistakes? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
19. 19.True or false: if you had no time to finish the essay, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: praising your effort? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
21. 21.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) never looking at it (b) noting weak topics (c) asking about doubts (d) praising your effort
22. 22.🔁 Why redo the questions you got wrong? (a) to change the mark (b) to copy answers (c) to waste time (d) to fix the gap
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming the teacher (b) noting weak topics (c) listing your mistakes (d) asking about doubts
24. 24.True or false: if you left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.📝 In a test you lost 3 marks to careless slips, 3 to questions you ran out of time for and 8 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
26. 26.📝 You scored 80 out of 80 in a class test. What percentage is that?
27. 27.📝 In a test you lost 3 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?
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) updating your plan (b) asking about doubts (c) listing your mistakes (d) never looking at it
29. 29.True or false: if you gave three points when it asked for five, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: blaming the teacher? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
31. 31.True or false: if you wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes, it is a misread question. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had no time to finish the essay. (a) a time problem (b) a misread question (c) a careless slip (d) a concept gap
33. 33.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You could not explain how a lever works. (a) a careless slip (b) a time problem (c) a concept gap (d) a misread question
34. 34.📝 You scored 10 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
35. 35.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages. (a) a careless slip (b) a misread question (c) a time problem (d) a concept gap
36. 36.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: never looking at it? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
37. 37.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question. (a) a time problem (b) a misread question (c) a careless slip (d) a concept gap
38. 38.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48. (a) a misread question (b) a careless slip (c) a time problem (d) a concept gap
39. 39.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had never practised map questions. (a) a time problem (b) a careless slip (c) a misread question (d) a concept gap
40. 40.📝 You scored 16 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?

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