Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 547 · 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 40 out of 50 in a class test. What percentage is that?
2. 2.📝 In a test you lost 5 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?
3. 3.📝 You scored 18 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking about doubts (b) listing your mistakes (c) giving up the subject (d) updating your plan
5. 5.🔁 You keep losing marks for missing units. What helps? (a) a unit check at the end (b) writing faster (c) hoping for luck (d) skipping numbers
6. 6.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes. (a) a concept gap (b) a careless slip (c) a misread question (d) a time problem
7. 7.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question. (a) a concept gap (b) a misread question (c) a time problem (d) a careless slip
8. 8.🔁 You get your test paper back. What first? (a) hide it (b) throw it away (c) only see the mark (d) look at the mistakes
9. 9.True or false: if you had no time to finish the essay, it is a misread question. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) blaming the teacher (b) giving up the subject (c) praising your effort (d) tearing up the paper
11. 11.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: hiding the paper? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
12. 12.True or false: if you gave three points when it asked for five, it is a misread question. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔁 Where should you note your common mistakes? (a) nowhere (b) in your head only (c) on your hand (d) a mistakes notebook
14. 14.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) updating your plan (c) asking about doubts (d) comparing with friends
15. 15.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had no time to finish the essay. (a) a time problem (b) a concept gap (c) a careless slip (d) a misread question
16. 16.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages. (a) a concept gap (b) a misread question (c) a time problem (d) a careless slip
17. 17.True or false: if you forgot to carry the 1 in an addition, it is a misread question. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: if you wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes, it is a misread question. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 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 time problem (d) a careless slip
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) tearing up the paper (c) listing your mistakes (d) praising your effort
21. 21.📝 You scored 20 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
22. 22.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: noting weak topics? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
23. 23.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) blaming the teacher (b) giving up the subject (c) hiding the paper (d) updating your plan
24. 24.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) hiding the paper (b) tearing up the paper (c) never looking at it (d) asking about doubts
25. 25.True or false: if you knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out. (a) a time problem (b) a concept gap (c) a misread question (d) a careless slip
27. 27.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) updating your plan (b) listing your mistakes (c) never looking at it (d) noting weak topics
28. 28.📝 You scored 15 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
29. 29.🔁 Why redo the questions you got wrong? (a) to waste time (b) to copy answers (c) to change the mark (d) to fix the gap
30. 30.True or false: if you had no time to finish the essay, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) comparing with friends (b) listing your mistakes (c) tearing up the paper (d) giving up the subject
32. 32.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) praising your effort (b) redoing wrong sums (c) tearing up the paper (d) listing your mistakes
33. 33.True or false: if you did not know how to find an average, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) comparing with friends (b) blaming the teacher (c) noting weak topics (d) hiding the paper
35. 35.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: redoing wrong sums? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
36. 36.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You did not know how to find an average. (a) a time problem (b) a misread question (c) a careless slip (d) a concept gap
37. 37.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) asking about doubts (b) updating your plan (c) redoing wrong sums (d) giving up the subject
38. 38.📝 You scored 7 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
39. 39.🔁 After the exam, should you discuss every answer with friends? (a) argue about each (b) yes, for hours (c) yes, and worry (d) no, rest and move on
40. 40.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You gave three points when it asked for five. (a) a concept gap (b) a time problem (c) a misread question (d) a careless slip

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