Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 535 · 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 scored 20 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
2. 2.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) noting weak topics (b) listing your mistakes (c) hiding the paper (d) redoing wrong sums
3. 3.True or false: if you did not know how to find an average, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.📝 You scored 16 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting weak topics (b) hiding the paper (c) comparing with friends (d) blaming the teacher
6. 6.True or false: if you spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question, it is a misread question. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting weak topics (b) redoing wrong sums (c) tearing up the paper (d) listing your mistakes
8. 8.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) comparing with friends (b) hiding the paper (c) updating your plan (d) blaming the teacher
9. 9.🔁 Where should you note your common mistakes? (a) in your head only (b) a mistakes notebook (c) on your hand (d) nowhere
10. 10.🔁 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
11. 11.📝 In a test you lost 2 marks to careless slips, 4 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.True or false: if you spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: if you forgot to carry the 1 in an addition, it is a misread question. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: if you could not explain how a lever works, it is a misread question. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tearing up the paper (b) redoing wrong sums (c) never looking at it (d) blaming the teacher
16. 16.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question. (a) a time problem (b) a misread question (c) a concept gap (d) a careless slip
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up the subject (b) never looking at it (c) listing your mistakes (d) hiding the paper
18. 18.True or false: if you knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.📝 You scored 14 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
20. 20.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: tearing up the paper? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
21. 21.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: comparing with friends? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
22. 22.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You could not explain how a lever works. (a) a concept gap (b) a careless slip (c) a time problem (d) a misread question
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking about doubts (b) redoing wrong sums (c) comparing with friends (d) updating your plan
24. 24.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: hiding the paper? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
25. 25.True or false: if you wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.📝 In a test you lost 5 marks to careless slips, 5 to questions you ran out of time for and 2 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
27. 27.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out. (a) a concept gap (b) a careless slip (c) a time problem (d) a misread question
28. 28.🔍 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 careless slip (d) a concept gap
29. 29.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) tearing up the paper (b) hiding the paper (c) comparing with friends (d) noting weak topics
30. 30.True or false: if you wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔁 A low mark in one test means… (a) you can never do it (b) the end of the year (c) quit the subject (d) a chance to improve
32. 32.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had no time to finish the essay. (a) a careless slip (b) a concept gap (c) a misread question (d) a time problem
33. 33.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had never practised map questions. (a) a concept gap (b) a time problem (c) a careless slip (d) a misread question
34. 34.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: updating your plan? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
35. 35.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) comparing with friends (b) never looking at it (c) giving up the subject (d) redoing wrong sums
36. 36.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: never looking at it? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
37. 37.True or false: if you had never practised map questions, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.📝 In a test you lost 6 marks to careless slips, 6 to questions you ran out of time for and 4 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
39. 39.🔁 Why redo the questions you got wrong? (a) to change the mark (b) to fix the gap (c) to copy answers (d) to waste time
40. 40.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) asking about doubts (b) praising your effort (c) listing your mistakes (d) giving up the subject

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