Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 521 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting weak topics (b) giving up the subject (c) redoing wrong sums (d) praising your effort
2. 2.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: redoing wrong sums? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
3. 3.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages. (a) a time problem (b) a careless slip (c) a concept gap (d) a misread question
4. 4.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: giving up the subject? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
5. 5.True or false: if you had no time to finish the essay, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had no time to finish the essay. (a) a time problem (b) a careless slip (c) a misread question (d) a concept gap
7. 7.🔁 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
8. 8.📝 You scored 52 out of 80 in a class test. What percentage is that?
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the paper (b) blaming the teacher (c) redoing wrong sums (d) giving up the subject
10. 10.True or false: if you knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.📝 In a test you lost 5 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?
12. 12.🔁 You keep losing marks for missing units. What helps? (a) skipping numbers (b) a unit check at the end (c) hoping for luck (d) writing faster
13. 13.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) blaming the teacher (b) noting weak topics (c) never looking at it (d) hiding the paper
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up the subject (b) comparing with friends (c) updating your plan (d) blaming the teacher
15. 15.📝 In a test you lost 1 mark to careless slips, 2 to questions you ran out of time for and 5 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
16. 16.📝 You scored 32 out of 40 in a class test. What percentage is that?
17. 17.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) asking about doubts (b) redoing wrong sums (c) hiding the paper (d) updating your plan
18. 18.📝 In a test you lost 4 marks to careless slips, 2 to questions you ran out of time for and 5 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
19. 19.🔁 You get your test paper back. What first? (a) hide it (b) throw it away (c) look at the mistakes (d) only see the mark
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listing your mistakes (b) blaming the teacher (c) asking about doubts (d) redoing wrong sums
21. 21.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out. (a) a careless slip (b) a concept gap (c) a time problem (d) a misread question
22. 22.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) hiding the paper (b) redoing wrong sums (c) tearing up the paper (d) blaming the teacher
23. 23.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote the right answer in the wrong box. (a) a concept gap (b) a careless slip (c) a misread question (d) a time problem
24. 24.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) noting weak topics (b) asking about doubts (c) listing your mistakes (d) never looking at it
25. 25.True or false: if you wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages, it is a misread question. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) comparing with friends (b) updating your plan (c) noting weak topics (d) redoing wrong sums
27. 27.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: updating your plan? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
28. 28.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had never practised map questions. (a) a time problem (b) a misread question (c) a concept gap (d) a careless slip
29. 29.📝 You scored 56 out of 80 in a class test. What percentage is that?
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the paper (b) never looking at it (c) giving up the subject (d) asking about doubts
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up the subject (b) comparing with friends (c) listing your mistakes (d) tearing up the paper
32. 32.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question. (a) a concept gap (b) a time problem (c) a misread question (d) a careless slip
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) updating your plan (b) noting weak topics (c) tearing up the paper (d) redoing wrong sums
34. 34.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) hiding the paper (b) never looking at it (c) listing your mistakes (d) giving up the subject
35. 35.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You did not know how to find an average. (a) a misread question (b) a careless slip (c) a time problem (d) a concept gap
36. 36.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: hiding the paper? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
37. 37.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) listing your mistakes (b) noting weak topics (c) blaming the teacher (d) praising your effort
38. 38.🔁 After the exam, should you discuss every answer with friends? (a) yes, and worry (b) yes, for hours (c) no, rest and move on (d) argue about each
39. 39.True or false: if you left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: asking about doubts? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step

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