Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 501 · 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.📝 You scored 60 out of 80 in a class test. What percentage is that?
2. 2.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: hiding the paper? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
3. 3.📝 You scored 26 out of 40 in a class test. What percentage is that?
4. 4.📝 You scored 16 out of 40 in a class test. What percentage is that?
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting weak topics (b) never looking at it (c) tearing up the paper (d) hiding the paper
6. 6.True or false: if you wrote the right answer in the wrong box, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: if you had no time to finish the essay, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: if you could not explain how a lever works, it is a misread question. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.📝 You scored 34 out of 40 in a class test. What percentage is that?
10. 10.🔁 Where should you note your common mistakes? (a) in your head only (b) on your hand (c) nowhere (d) a mistakes notebook
11. 11.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out. (a) a concept gap (b) a time problem (c) a careless slip (d) a misread question
12. 12.📝 In a test you lost 1 mark 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?
13. 13.🔁 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
14. 14.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes. (a) a misread question (b) a time problem (c) a concept gap (d) a careless slip
15. 15.True or false: if you gave three points when it asked for five, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) asking about doubts (c) giving up the subject (d) listing your mistakes
17. 17.True or false: if you had no time to finish the essay, it is a time problem. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote the right answer in the wrong box. (a) a careless slip (b) a time problem (c) a misread question (d) a concept gap
19. 19.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: noting weak topics? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
20. 20.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) tearing up the paper (b) redoing wrong sums (c) praising your effort (d) updating your plan
21. 21.True or false: if you forgot to carry the 1 in an addition, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up the subject (b) listing your mistakes (c) comparing with friends (d) hiding the paper
23. 23.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had never practised map questions. (a) a time problem (b) a concept gap (c) a careless slip (d) a misread question
24. 24.📝 You scored 13 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
25. 25.True or false: if you wrote the right answer in the wrong box, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You forgot to carry the 1 in an addition. (a) a careless slip (b) a time problem (c) a misread question (d) a concept gap
27. 27.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: redoing wrong sums? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
28. 28.📝 In a test you lost 4 marks to careless slips, 3 to questions you ran out of time for and 2 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
29. 29.🔁 You keep losing marks for missing units. What helps? (a) a unit check at the end (b) skipping numbers (c) hoping for luck (d) writing faster
30. 30.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You could not explain how a lever works. (a) a time problem (b) a careless slip (c) a misread question (d) a concept gap
31. 31.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) noting weak topics (b) asking about doubts (c) listing your mistakes (d) hiding the paper
32. 32.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) listing your mistakes (b) hiding the paper (c) never looking at it (d) tearing up the paper
33. 33.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: listing your mistakes? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
34. 34.📝 In a test you lost 5 marks to careless slips, 6 to questions you ran out of time for and 2 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
35. 35.🔁 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
36. 36.📝 You scored 12 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
37. 37.📝 You scored 9 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never looking at it (b) hiding the paper (c) praising your effort (d) comparing with friends
39. 39.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: comparing with friends? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
40. 40.True or false: if you could not explain how a lever works, it is a time problem. (a) True (b) False

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