Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 502 · 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.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had never practised map questions. (a) a misread question (b) a concept gap (c) a careless slip (d) a time problem
2. 2.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) asking about doubts (b) comparing with friends (c) redoing wrong sums (d) listing your mistakes
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listing your mistakes (b) updating your plan (c) redoing wrong sums (d) blaming the teacher
4. 4.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had no time to finish the essay. (a) a concept gap (b) a careless slip (c) a misread question (d) a time problem
5. 5.📝 In a test you lost 2 marks to careless slips, 6 to questions you ran out of time for and 5 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
6. 6.🔁 A low mark in one test means… (a) the end of the year (b) you can never do it (c) quit the subject (d) a chance to improve
7. 7.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question. (a) a careless slip (b) a concept gap (c) a misread question (d) a time problem
8. 8.📝 In a test you lost 2 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?
9. 9.🔁 You keep losing marks for missing units. What helps? (a) skipping numbers (b) a unit check at the end (c) writing faster (d) hoping for luck
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up the subject (b) praising your effort (c) blaming the teacher (d) hiding the paper
11. 11.🔁 After the exam, should you discuss every answer with friends? (a) no, rest and move on (b) argue about each (c) yes, and worry (d) yes, for hours
12. 12.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out. (a) a misread question (b) a concept gap (c) a time problem (d) a careless slip
13. 13.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: tearing up the paper? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
14. 14.True or false: if you wrote the right answer in the wrong box, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.📝 You scored 9 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) asking about doubts (c) listing your mistakes (d) tearing up the paper
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up the subject (b) praising your effort (c) asking about doubts (d) listing your mistakes
18. 18.📝 You scored 50 out of 50 in a class test. What percentage is that?
19. 19.📝 You scored 17 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
20. 20.True or false: if you wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48. (a) a time problem (b) a misread question (c) a concept gap (d) a careless slip
22. 22.🔁 You get your test paper back. What first? (a) throw it away (b) hide it (c) only see the mark (d) look at the mistakes
23. 23.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) listing your mistakes (b) blaming the teacher (c) redoing wrong sums (d) updating your plan
24. 24.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: listing your mistakes? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
25. 25.📝 In a test you lost 1 mark to careless slips, 5 to questions you ran out of time for and 8 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the paper (b) giving up the subject (c) never looking at it (d) noting weak topics
27. 27.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) updating your plan (b) noting weak topics (c) asking about doubts (d) never looking at it
28. 28.📝 You scored 8 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
29. 29.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) comparing with friends (b) hiding the paper (c) tearing up the paper (d) noting weak topics
30. 30.True or false: if you had never practised map questions, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: noting weak topics? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
32. 32.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: asking about doubts? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
33. 33.📝 You scored 21 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
34. 34.True or false: if you did not know how to find an average, it is a misread question. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You forgot to carry the 1 in an addition. (a) a concept gap (b) a careless slip (c) a misread question (d) a time problem
36. 36.📝 You scored 72 out of 80 in a class test. What percentage is that?
37. 37.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You gave three points when it asked for five. (a) a concept gap (b) a time problem (c) a misread question (d) a careless slip
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) comparing with friends (b) tearing up the paper (c) listing your mistakes (d) blaming the teacher
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) updating your plan (b) giving up the subject (c) never looking at it (d) blaming the teacher
40. 40.True or false: if you knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True

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