Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 522 · 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.🔁 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
2. 2.📝 In a test you lost 4 marks 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?
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) updating your plan (b) never looking at it (c) giving up the subject (d) hiding the paper
4. 4.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: never looking at it? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) updating your plan (b) asking about doubts (c) tearing up the paper (d) noting weak topics
6. 6.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) listing your mistakes (b) praising your effort (c) blaming the teacher (d) redoing wrong sums
7. 7.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes. (a) a careless slip (b) a concept gap (c) a time problem (d) a misread question
8. 8.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You forgot to carry the 1 in an addition. (a) a time problem (b) a misread question (c) a careless slip (d) a concept gap
9. 9.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) praising your effort (b) updating your plan (c) giving up the subject (d) listing your mistakes
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up the subject (b) comparing with friends (c) asking about doubts (d) blaming the teacher
11. 11.🔍 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
12. 12.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had never practised map questions. (a) a time problem (b) a misread question (c) a careless slip (d) a concept gap
13. 13.📝 You scored 30 out of 40 in a class test. What percentage is that?
14. 14.🔁 You keep losing marks for missing units. What helps? (a) hoping for luck (b) skipping numbers (c) writing faster (d) a unit check at the end
15. 15.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) giving up the subject (b) redoing wrong sums (c) hiding the paper (d) never looking at it
16. 16.📝 In a test you lost 2 marks to careless slips, 3 to questions you ran out of time for and 1 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
17. 17.📝 In a test you lost 3 marks to careless slips, 3 to questions you ran out of time for and 8 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
18. 18.📝 You scored 32 out of 40 in a class test. What percentage is that?
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never looking at it (b) praising your effort (c) blaming the teacher (d) giving up the subject
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the paper (b) listing your mistakes (c) tearing up the paper (d) never looking at it
21. 21.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: tearing up the paper? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
22. 22.📝 You scored 28 out of 80 in a class test. What percentage is that?
23. 23.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: blaming the teacher? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
24. 24.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: noting weak topics? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
25. 25.🔁 After the exam, should you discuss every answer with friends? (a) yes, and worry (b) no, rest and move on (c) yes, for hours (d) argue about each
26. 26.📝 In a test you lost 6 marks to careless slips, 1 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.True or false: if you had never practised map questions, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.📝 In a test you lost 3 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?
29. 29.🔁 A low mark in one test means… (a) you can never do it (b) the end of the year (c) a chance to improve (d) quit the subject
30. 30.🔁 Why redo the questions you got wrong? (a) to copy answers (b) to change the mark (c) to fix the gap (d) to waste time
31. 31.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48. (a) a careless slip (b) a concept gap (c) a time problem (d) a misread question
32. 32.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) updating your plan (b) noting weak topics (c) tearing up the paper (d) asking about doubts
33. 33.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You did not know how to find an average. (a) a concept gap (b) a careless slip (c) a time problem (d) a misread question
34. 34.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) tearing up the paper (b) praising your effort (c) blaming the teacher (d) giving up the subject
35. 35.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) updating your plan (b) asking about doubts (c) noting weak topics (d) hiding the paper
36. 36.📝 In a test you lost 4 marks to careless slips, 2 to questions you ran out of time for and 4 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
37. 37.📝 In a test you lost 6 marks to careless slips, 2 to questions you ran out of time for and 2 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
38. 38.True or false: if you wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes, it is a misread question. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.📝 In a test you lost 5 marks 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?
40. 40.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) hiding the paper (b) comparing with friends (c) never looking at it (d) noting weak topics

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