Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 51 · 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, 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?
2. 2.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) praising your effort (b) updating your plan (c) tearing up the paper (d) noting weak topics
3. 3.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: hiding the paper? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
4. 4.🔁 A low mark in one test means… (a) you can never do it (b) quit the subject (c) the end of the year (d) a chance to improve
5. 5.True or false: if you spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: updating your plan? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) never looking at it (c) tearing up the paper (d) comparing with friends
8. 8.📝 In a test you lost 6 marks to careless slips, 1 to questions you ran out of time for and 2 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
9. 9.True or false: if you gave three points when it asked for five, it is a misread question. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You forgot to carry the 1 in an addition. (a) a misread question (b) a concept gap (c) a time problem (d) a careless slip
11. 11.🔁 You keep losing marks for missing units. What helps? (a) a unit check at the end (b) hoping for luck (c) writing faster (d) skipping numbers
12. 12.📝 In a test you lost 3 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?
13. 13.True or false: if you forgot to carry the 1 in an addition, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had no time to finish the essay. (a) a concept gap (b) a misread question (c) a careless slip (d) a time problem
15. 15.True or false: if you spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.📝 In a test you lost 4 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?
17. 17.🔁 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
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming the teacher (b) asking about doubts (c) praising your effort (d) updating your plan
19. 19.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You could not explain how a lever works. (a) a misread question (b) a concept gap (c) a time problem (d) a careless slip
20. 20.🔍 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
21. 21.📝 In a test you lost 2 marks to careless slips, 1 to questions you ran out of time for and 2 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tearing up the paper (b) noting weak topics (c) comparing with friends (d) blaming the teacher
23. 23.True or false: if you spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question, it is a time problem. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: never looking at it? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
25. 25.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) hiding the paper (b) asking about doubts (c) updating your plan (d) noting weak topics
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming the teacher (b) listing your mistakes (c) never looking at it (d) comparing with friends
27. 27.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: redoing wrong sums? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
28. 28.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote the right answer in the wrong box. (a) a time problem (b) a misread question (c) a careless slip (d) a concept gap
29. 29.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had never practised map questions. (a) a careless slip (b) a misread question (c) a time problem (d) a concept gap
30. 30.True or false: if you had no time to finish the essay, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: asking about doubts? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
32. 32.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out. (a) a misread question (b) a time problem (c) a careless slip (d) a concept gap
33. 33.True or false: if you wrote the right answer in the wrong box, it is a misread question. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.📝 You scored 28 out of 40 in a class test. What percentage is that?
35. 35.🔁 Why redo the questions you got wrong? (a) to change the mark (b) to copy answers (c) to fix the gap (d) to waste time
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.📝 You scored 20 out of 50 in a class test. What percentage is that?
38. 38.True or false: if you could not explain how a lever works, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) tearing up the paper (b) noting weak topics (c) hiding the paper (d) never looking at it
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) updating your plan (b) hiding the paper (c) praising your effort (d) noting weak topics

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