Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 487 · 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 forgot to carry the 1 in an addition, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting weak topics (b) giving up the subject (c) listing your mistakes (d) praising your effort
3. 3.📝 You scored 11 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
4. 4.🔁 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
5. 5.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) comparing with friends (b) never looking at it (c) tearing up the paper (d) noting weak topics
6. 6.True or false: if you had never practised map questions, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) praising your effort (b) asking about doubts (c) never looking at it (d) listing your mistakes
8. 8.🔁 Where should you note your common mistakes? (a) on your hand (b) nowhere (c) a mistakes notebook (d) in your head only
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) redoing wrong sums (b) praising your effort (c) listing your mistakes (d) hiding the paper
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) updating your plan (b) blaming the teacher (c) asking about doubts (d) listing your mistakes
12. 12.True or false: if you did not know how to find an average, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out. (a) a concept gap (b) a misread question (c) a careless slip (d) a time problem
14. 14.True or false: if you spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: if you knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) tearing up the paper (b) never looking at it (c) listing your mistakes (d) comparing with friends
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the paper (b) praising your effort (c) blaming the teacher (d) giving up the subject
18. 18.📝 You scored 12 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
19. 19.True or false: if you had never practised map questions, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.📝 You scored 30 out of 40 in a class test. What percentage is that?
21. 21.📝 In a test you lost 4 marks to careless slips, 2 to questions you ran out of time for and 4 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
22. 22.🔁 Why redo the questions you got wrong? (a) to copy answers (b) to fix the gap (c) to waste time (d) to change the mark
23. 23.🔁 You keep losing marks for missing units. What helps? (a) writing faster (b) hoping for luck (c) a unit check at the end (d) skipping numbers
24. 24.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question. (a) a misread question (b) a concept gap (c) a time problem (d) a careless slip
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming the teacher (b) tearing up the paper (c) noting weak topics (d) comparing with friends
26. 26.📝 You scored 18 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
27. 27.📝 You scored 48 out of 80 in a class test. What percentage is that?
28. 28.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: comparing with friends? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
29. 29.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: noting weak topics? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
30. 30.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: tearing up the paper? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
31. 31.📝 In a test you lost 4 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?
32. 32.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) never looking at it (b) updating your plan (c) tearing up the paper (d) hiding the paper
33. 33.🔍 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 concept gap (d) a misread question
34. 34.True or false: if you gave three points when it asked for five, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) asking about doubts (c) hiding the paper (d) praising your effort
36. 36.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) noting weak topics (c) tearing up the paper (d) updating your plan
37. 37.🔁 A low mark in one test means… (a) quit the subject (b) the end of the year (c) a chance to improve (d) you can never do it
38. 38.🔁 After the exam, should you discuss every answer with friends? (a) argue about each (b) yes, and worry (c) no, rest and move on (d) yes, for hours
39. 39.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes. (a) a misread question (b) a careless slip (c) a time problem (d) a concept gap
40. 40.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: listing your mistakes? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step

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