Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 493 · 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 1 mark to careless slips, 4 to questions you ran out of time for and 8 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
2. 2.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out. (a) a time problem (b) a careless slip (c) a misread question (d) a concept gap
3. 3.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: redoing wrong sums? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
4. 4.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had no time to finish the essay. (a) a careless slip (b) a time problem (c) a misread question (d) a concept gap
5. 5.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) comparing with friends (b) never looking at it (c) giving up the subject (d) updating your plan
6. 6.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: listing your mistakes? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
7. 7.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48. (a) a misread question (b) a concept gap (c) a careless slip (d) a time problem
8. 8.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question. (a) a time problem (b) a careless slip (c) a misread question (d) a concept gap
9. 9.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: tearing up the paper? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
10. 10.🔁 Why redo the questions you got wrong? (a) to copy answers (b) to waste time (c) to change the mark (d) to fix the gap
11. 11.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: hiding the paper? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
12. 12.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You could not explain how a lever works. (a) a time problem (b) a concept gap (c) a misread question (d) a careless slip
13. 13.🔁 After the exam, should you discuss every answer with friends? (a) argue about each (b) yes, and worry (c) yes, for hours (d) no, rest and move on
14. 14.True or false: if you left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.📝 In a test you lost 6 marks to careless slips, 1 to questions you ran out of time for and 4 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tearing up the paper (b) blaming the teacher (c) giving up the subject (d) redoing wrong sums
17. 17.📝 In a test you lost 2 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?
18. 18.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) listing your mistakes (b) updating your plan (c) redoing wrong sums (d) never looking at it
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking about doubts (b) comparing with friends (c) hiding the paper (d) blaming the teacher
20. 20.True or false: if you left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: blaming the teacher? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
22. 22.📝 In a test you lost 4 marks to careless slips, 1 to questions you ran out of time for and 3 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking about doubts (b) listing your mistakes (c) updating your plan (d) giving up the subject
24. 24.True or false: if you had no time to finish the essay, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: giving up the subject? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
26. 26.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: praising your effort? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tearing up the paper (b) updating your plan (c) praising your effort (d) redoing wrong sums
28. 28.🔁 A low mark in one test means… (a) you can never do it (b) a chance to improve (c) the end of the year (d) quit the subject
29. 29.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) asking about doubts (b) tearing up the paper (c) updating your plan (d) listing your mistakes
30. 30.📝 You scored 9 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
31. 31.True or false: if you spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had never practised map questions. (a) a concept gap (b) a careless slip (c) a misread question (d) a time problem
33. 33.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: noting weak topics? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
34. 34.📝 In a test you lost 2 marks to careless slips, 4 to questions you ran out of time for and 6 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting weak topics (b) never looking at it (c) redoing wrong sums (d) listing your mistakes
36. 36.True or false: if you knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.📝 In a test you lost 4 marks to careless slips, 5 to questions you ran out of time for and 7 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
38. 38.📝 You scored 44 out of 50 in a class test. What percentage is that?
39. 39.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) praising your effort (b) giving up the subject (c) never looking at it (d) tearing up the paper
40. 40.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: updating your plan? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step

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