Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 514 · 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 did not know how to find an average. (a) a careless slip (b) a concept gap (c) a misread question (d) a time problem
2. 2.🔍 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
3. 3.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question. (a) a concept gap (b) a misread question (c) a careless slip (d) a time problem
4. 4.🔁 After the exam, should you discuss every answer with friends? (a) yes, and worry (b) argue about each (c) no, rest and move on (d) yes, for hours
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tearing up the paper (b) updating your plan (c) praising your effort (d) listing your mistakes
6. 6.🔁 Why redo the questions you got wrong? (a) to waste time (b) to change the mark (c) to copy answers (d) to fix the gap
7. 7.📝 In a test you lost 5 marks to careless slips, 3 to questions you ran out of time for and 7 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
8. 8.📝 In a test you lost 5 marks to careless slips, 4 to questions you ran out of time for and 1 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
9. 9.🔁 A low mark in one test means… (a) you can never do it (b) a chance to improve (c) quit the subject (d) the end of the year
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming the teacher (b) never looking at it (c) tearing up the paper (d) listing your mistakes
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) updating your plan (b) giving up the subject (c) never looking at it (d) blaming the teacher
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming the teacher (b) tearing up the paper (c) comparing with friends (d) praising your effort
13. 13.📝 You scored 36 out of 80 in a class test. What percentage is that?
14. 14.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) comparing with friends (b) asking about doubts (c) never looking at it (d) hiding the paper
15. 15.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) comparing with friends (b) blaming the teacher (c) tearing up the paper (d) updating your plan
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tearing up the paper (b) noting weak topics (c) comparing with friends (d) hiding the paper
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking about doubts (b) hiding the paper (c) noting weak topics (d) praising your effort
18. 18.True or false: if you gave three points when it asked for five, it is a misread question. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages. (a) a careless slip (b) a misread question (c) a concept gap (d) a time problem
20. 20.📝 You scored 15 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
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 careless slip (d) a concept gap
22. 22.True or false: if you forgot to carry the 1 in an addition, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: asking about doubts? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
24. 24.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: never looking at it? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
25. 25.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) listing your mistakes (c) blaming the teacher (d) asking about doubts
26. 26.📝 In a test you lost 1 mark 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?
27. 27.📝 In a test you lost 1 mark 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?
28. 28.🔁 You keep losing marks for missing units. What helps? (a) writing faster (b) skipping numbers (c) hoping for luck (d) a unit check at the end
29. 29.🔍 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
30. 30.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: updating your plan? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
31. 31.📝 You scored 40 out of 40 in a class test. What percentage is that?
32. 32.True or false: if you left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 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
34. 34.📝 In a test you lost 5 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?
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) noting weak topics (c) comparing with friends (d) listing your mistakes
36. 36.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You could not explain how a lever works. (a) a time problem (b) a misread question (c) a careless slip (d) a concept gap
37. 37.📝 You scored 17 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
38. 38.True or false: if you wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages, it is a misread question. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) comparing with friends (c) giving up the subject (d) tearing up the paper
40. 40.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: listing your mistakes? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step

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