Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 500 · 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 2 marks to careless slips, 2 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.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes. (a) a concept gap (b) a time problem (c) a careless slip (d) a misread question
3. 3.📝 You scored 13 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
4. 4.🔁 You keep losing marks for missing units. What helps? (a) a unit check at the end (b) writing faster (c) hoping for luck (d) skipping numbers
5. 5.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) comparing with friends (b) asking about doubts (c) noting weak topics (d) updating your plan
6. 6.🔁 You get your test paper back. What first? (a) hide it (b) throw it away (c) only see the mark (d) look at the mistakes
7. 7.📝 You scored 19 out of 50 in a class test. What percentage is that?
8. 8.True or false: if you wrote the right answer in the wrong box, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You forgot to carry the 1 in an addition. (a) a careless slip (b) a concept gap (c) a misread question (d) a time problem
10. 10.True or false: if you did not know how to find an average, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.📝 In a test you lost 1 mark 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?
12. 12.📝 You scored 32 out of 80 in a class test. What percentage is that?
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) blaming the teacher (c) never looking at it (d) tearing up the paper
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tearing up the paper (b) comparing with friends (c) giving up the subject (d) praising your effort
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listing your mistakes (b) never looking at it (c) updating your plan (d) noting weak topics
16. 16.📝 In a test you lost 4 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?
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) updating your plan (b) giving up the subject (c) noting weak topics (d) redoing wrong sums
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up the subject (b) never looking at it (c) updating your plan (d) comparing with friends
19. 19.🔁 Why redo the questions you got wrong? (a) to waste time (b) to copy answers (c) to change the mark (d) to fix the gap
20. 20.🔁 After the exam, should you discuss every answer with friends? (a) yes, for hours (b) argue about each (c) no, rest and move on (d) yes, and worry
21. 21.📝 You scored 24 out of 50 in a class test. What percentage is that?
22. 22.True or false: if you spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question, it is a time problem. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.📝 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?
24. 24.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: blaming the teacher? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
25. 25.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: listing your mistakes? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
26. 26.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) praising your effort (c) listing your mistakes (d) hiding the paper
27. 27.📝 You scored 24 out of 40 in a class test. What percentage is that?
28. 28.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: never looking at it? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
29. 29.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote the right answer in the wrong box. (a) a time problem (b) a careless slip (c) a concept gap (d) a misread question
30. 30.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: redoing wrong sums? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
31. 31.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question. (a) a concept gap (b) a careless slip (c) a misread question (d) a time problem
32. 32.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had never practised map questions. (a) a careless slip (b) a concept gap (c) a misread question (d) a time problem
33. 33.📝 In a test you lost 1 mark to careless slips, 5 to questions you ran out of time for and 4 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
34. 34.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) tearing up the paper (b) redoing wrong sums (c) hiding the paper (d) blaming the teacher
35. 35.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) hiding the paper (b) giving up the subject (c) noting weak topics (d) comparing with friends
36. 36.📝 You scored 16 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
37. 37.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: noting weak topics? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
38. 38.🔁 A low mark in one test means… (a) the end of the year (b) a chance to improve (c) you can never do it (d) quit the subject
39. 39.📝 In a test you lost 1 mark to careless slips, 6 to questions you ran out of time for and 1 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
40. 40.🔁 Where should you note your common mistakes? (a) a mistakes notebook (b) in your head only (c) on your hand (d) nowhere

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