Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 52 · 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.🔁 A low mark in one test means… (a) quit the subject (b) you can never do it (c) the end of the year (d) a chance to improve
2. 2.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48. (a) a careless slip (b) a time problem (c) a concept gap (d) a misread question
3. 3.📝 You scored 15 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
4. 4.🔁 You get your test paper back. What first? (a) look at the mistakes (b) throw it away (c) hide it (d) only see the mark
5. 5.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: listing your mistakes? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
6. 6.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) noting weak topics (b) praising your effort (c) tearing up the paper (d) updating your plan
7. 7.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had never practised map questions. (a) a careless slip (b) a time problem (c) a misread question (d) a concept gap
8. 8.🔁 Why redo the questions you got wrong? (a) to change the mark (b) to waste time (c) to fix the gap (d) to copy answers
9. 9.🔁 After the exam, should you discuss every answer with friends? (a) no, rest and move on (b) yes, and worry (c) argue about each (d) yes, for hours
10. 10.True or false: if you wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages, it is a misread question. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) never looking at it (b) tearing up the paper (c) blaming the teacher (d) praising your effort
12. 12.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: hiding the paper? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
13. 13.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question. (a) a careless slip (b) a time problem (c) a concept gap (d) a misread question
14. 14.True or false: if you left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: comparing with friends? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
16. 16.📝 In a test you lost 2 marks to careless slips, 2 to questions you ran out of time for and 7 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
17. 17.📝 You scored 8 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
18. 18.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You did not know how to find an average. (a) a concept gap (b) a time problem (c) a misread question (d) a careless slip
19. 19.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) hiding the paper (b) listing your mistakes (c) noting weak topics (d) praising your effort
20. 20.True or false: if you could not explain how a lever works, it is a time problem. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tearing up the paper (b) comparing with friends (c) giving up the subject (d) redoing wrong sums
22. 22.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: updating your plan? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
23. 23.True or false: if you wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages, it is a time problem. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔁 You keep losing marks for missing units. What helps? (a) hoping for luck (b) writing faster (c) a unit check at the end (d) skipping numbers
25. 25.🔁 Where should you note your common mistakes? (a) a mistakes notebook (b) in your head only (c) on your hand (d) nowhere
26. 26.📝 In a test you lost 1 mark 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?
27. 27.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) asking about doubts (b) redoing wrong sums (c) praising your effort (d) giving up the subject
28. 28.📝 You scored 15 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
29. 29.🔍 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
30. 30.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) noting weak topics (b) redoing wrong sums (c) praising your effort (d) blaming the teacher
31. 31.📝 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?
32. 32.True or false: if you knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48, it is a misread question. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming the teacher (b) listing your mistakes (c) updating your plan (d) redoing wrong sums
34. 34.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: giving up the subject? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
35. 35.📝 In a test you lost 6 marks to careless slips, 6 to questions you ran out of time for and 1 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
36. 36.📝 In a test you lost 4 marks to careless slips, 6 to questions you ran out of time for and 1 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never looking at it (b) blaming the teacher (c) giving up the subject (d) listing your mistakes
38. 38.True or false: if you gave three points when it asked for five, it is a misread question. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) updating your plan (b) noting weak topics (c) listing your mistakes (d) never looking at it
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never looking at it (b) hiding the paper (c) updating your plan (d) giving up the subject

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