Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 523 · 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, 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?
2. 2.True or false: if you wrote the right answer in the wrong box, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) comparing with friends (b) hiding the paper (c) tearing up the paper (d) noting weak topics
4. 4.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes. (a) a misread question (b) a careless slip (c) a time problem (d) a concept gap
5. 5.True or false: if you had never practised map questions, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) updating your plan (b) praising your effort (c) comparing with friends (d) noting weak topics
7. 7.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had never practised map questions. (a) a careless slip (b) a time problem (c) a concept gap (d) a misread question
8. 8.True or false: if you did not know how to find an average, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: if you knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.📝 You scored 18 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
11. 11.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) never looking at it (b) hiding the paper (c) comparing with friends (d) redoing wrong sums
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tearing up the paper (b) comparing with friends (c) hiding the paper (d) updating your plan
13. 13.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had no time to finish the essay. (a) a careless slip (b) a misread question (c) a time problem (d) a concept gap
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never looking at it (b) praising your effort (c) blaming the teacher (d) hiding the paper
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting weak topics (b) updating your plan (c) asking about doubts (d) hiding the paper
16. 16.True or false: if you had no time to finish the essay, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) comparing with friends (b) hiding the paper (c) giving up the subject (d) asking about doubts
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming the teacher (b) never looking at it (c) noting weak topics (d) hiding the paper
19. 19.True or false: if you spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question, it is a misread question. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔁 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
21. 21.True or false: if you did not know how to find an average, it is a misread question. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) listing your mistakes (b) never looking at it (c) updating your plan (d) praising your effort
23. 23.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) blaming the teacher (b) asking about doubts (c) praising your effort (d) listing your mistakes
24. 24.🔁 You get your test paper back. What first? (a) only see the mark (b) hide it (c) throw it away (d) look at the mistakes
25. 25.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote the right answer in the wrong box. (a) a careless slip (b) a concept gap (c) a time problem (d) a misread question
26. 26.📝 You scored 52 out of 80 in a class test. What percentage is that?
27. 27.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages. (a) a careless slip (b) a time problem (c) a concept gap (d) a misread question
28. 28.📝 You scored 14 out of 40 in a class test. What percentage is that?
29. 29.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: praising your effort? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
30. 30.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You forgot to carry the 1 in an addition. (a) a careless slip (b) a concept gap (c) a time problem (d) a misread question
31. 31.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) updating your plan (b) redoing wrong sums (c) comparing with friends (d) asking about doubts
32. 32.🔁 Where should you note your common mistakes? (a) nowhere (b) on your hand (c) in your head only (d) a mistakes notebook
33. 33.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: redoing wrong sums? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
34. 34.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48. (a) a concept gap (b) a misread question (c) a careless slip (d) a time problem
35. 35.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out. (a) a concept gap (b) a misread question (c) a careless slip (d) a time problem
36. 36.📝 You scored 7 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
37. 37.True or false: if you wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes, it is a time problem. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.📝 You scored 16 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
39. 39.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You could not explain how a lever works. (a) a time problem (b) a misread question (c) a concept gap (d) a careless slip
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) updating your plan (b) giving up the subject (c) asking about doubts (d) redoing wrong sums

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