Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 477 · 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 left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.📝 In a test you lost 2 marks to careless slips, 4 to questions you ran out of time for and 1 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
3. 3.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) listing your mistakes (c) praising your effort (d) comparing with friends
4. 4.📝 You scored 10 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
5. 5.📝 In a test you lost 6 marks to careless slips, 1 to questions you ran out of time for and 7 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
6. 6.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: giving up the subject? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
7. 7.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question. (a) a careless slip (b) a misread question (c) a concept gap (d) a time problem
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) updating your plan (b) listing your mistakes (c) praising your effort (d) hiding the paper
9. 9.🔁 After the exam, should you discuss every answer with friends? (a) yes, for hours (b) yes, and worry (c) no, rest and move on (d) argue about each
10. 10.🔍 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
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up the subject (b) listing your mistakes (c) hiding the paper (d) blaming the teacher
12. 12.🔁 You keep losing marks for missing units. What helps? (a) a unit check at the end (b) skipping numbers (c) writing faster (d) hoping for luck
13. 13.📝 You scored 14 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listing your mistakes (b) comparing with friends (c) praising your effort (d) noting weak topics
15. 15.True or false: if you could not explain how a lever works, it is a misread question. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: blaming the teacher? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
17. 17.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: redoing wrong sums? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the paper (b) never looking at it (c) asking about doubts (d) tearing up the paper
19. 19.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) comparing with friends (b) asking about doubts (c) hiding the paper (d) tearing up the paper
20. 20.🔍 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
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tearing up the paper (b) hiding the paper (c) comparing with friends (d) updating your plan
22. 22.📝 In a test you lost 1 mark to careless slips, 5 to questions you ran out of time for and 5 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
23. 23.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: comparing with friends? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
24. 24.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48. (a) a time problem (b) a careless slip (c) a misread question (d) a concept gap
25. 25.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You did not know how to find an average. (a) a misread question (b) a careless slip (c) a time problem (d) a concept gap
26. 26.📝 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?
27. 27.🔁 A low mark in one test means… (a) the end of the year (b) quit the subject (c) you can never do it (d) a chance to improve
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.📝 In a test you lost 2 marks to careless slips, 1 to questions you ran out of time for and 8 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
30. 30.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) hiding the paper (b) praising your effort (c) tearing up the paper (d) blaming the teacher
31. 31.📝 You scored 18 out of 40 in a class test. What percentage is that?
32. 32.📝 You scored 40 out of 80 in a class test. What percentage is that?
33. 33.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: hiding the paper? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
34. 34.🔁 Why redo the questions you got wrong? (a) to change the mark (b) to copy answers (c) to fix the gap (d) to waste time
35. 35.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had never practised map questions. (a) a misread question (b) a careless slip (c) a concept gap (d) a time problem
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) blaming the teacher (c) updating your plan (d) noting weak topics
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tearing up the paper (b) praising your effort (c) comparing with friends (d) hiding the paper
38. 38.True or false: if you did not know how to find an average, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: if you could not explain how a lever works, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages. (a) a misread question (b) a concept gap (c) a careless slip (d) a time problem

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