Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 515 · 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 7 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listing your mistakes (b) blaming the teacher (c) praising your effort (d) noting weak topics
3. 3.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You could not explain how a lever works. (a) a misread question (b) a careless slip (c) a time problem (d) a concept gap
4. 4.True or false: if you did not know how to find an average, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting weak topics (b) updating your plan (c) giving up the subject (d) praising your effort
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) updating your plan (b) tearing up the paper (c) listing your mistakes (d) asking about doubts
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the paper (b) blaming the teacher (c) never looking at it (d) asking about doubts
8. 8.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) tearing up the paper (b) listing your mistakes (c) updating your plan (d) praising your effort
9. 9.True or false: if you left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out, it is a misread question. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔁 You get your test paper back. What first? (a) throw it away (b) only see the mark (c) look at the mistakes (d) hide it
11. 11.🔁 You keep losing marks for missing units. What helps? (a) skipping numbers (b) hoping for luck (c) writing faster (d) a unit check at the end
12. 12.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) comparing with friends (b) tearing up the paper (c) listing your mistakes (d) blaming the teacher
13. 13.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You forgot to carry the 1 in an addition. (a) a misread question (b) a time problem (c) a concept gap (d) a careless slip
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listing your mistakes (b) hiding the paper (c) updating your plan (d) noting weak topics
15. 15.🔁 After the exam, should you discuss every answer with friends? (a) yes, and worry (b) argue about each (c) yes, for hours (d) no, rest and move on
16. 16.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: updating your plan? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
17. 17.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) listing your mistakes (b) redoing wrong sums (c) blaming the teacher (d) noting weak topics
18. 18.📝 You scored 38 out of 40 in a class test. What percentage is that?
19. 19.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You did not know how to find an average. (a) a careless slip (b) a misread question (c) a time problem (d) a concept gap
20. 20.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) comparing with friends (b) tearing up the paper (c) never looking at it (d) noting weak topics
21. 21.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) tearing up the paper (b) giving up the subject (c) redoing wrong sums (d) never looking at it
22. 22.📝 In a test you lost 6 marks to careless slips, 2 to questions you ran out of time for and 8 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
23. 23.📝 You scored 19 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
24. 24.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48. (a) a concept gap (b) a time problem (c) a misread question (d) a careless slip
25. 25.📝 You scored 28 out of 50 in a class test. What percentage is that?
26. 26.📝 You scored 22 out of 40 in a class test. What percentage is that?
27. 27.True or false: if you wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes, it is a misread question. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.📝 In a test you lost 1 mark to careless slips, 4 to questions you ran out of time for and 6 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
29. 29.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: listing your mistakes? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
30. 30.🔍 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
31. 31.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) updating your plan (b) listing your mistakes (c) redoing wrong sums (d) giving up the subject
32. 32.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: never looking at it? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming the teacher (b) comparing with friends (c) never looking at it (d) noting weak topics
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tearing up the paper (b) blaming the teacher (c) never looking at it (d) redoing wrong sums
35. 35.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) noting weak topics (b) redoing wrong sums (c) asking about doubts (d) comparing with friends
36. 36.True or false: if you spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: tearing up the paper? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
38. 38.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: praising your effort? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
39. 39.🔁 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
40. 40.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: giving up the subject? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step

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