Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 549 · 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.🔍 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
2. 2.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote the right answer in the wrong box. (a) a misread question (b) a concept gap (c) a time problem (d) a careless slip
3. 3.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question. (a) a misread question (b) a careless slip (c) a time problem (d) a concept gap
4. 4.True or false: if you wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You gave three points when it asked for five. (a) a misread question (b) a careless slip (c) a time problem (d) a concept gap
6. 6.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) asking about doubts (b) listing your mistakes (c) updating your plan (d) never looking at it
7. 7.🔁 You get your test paper back. What first? (a) only see the mark (b) hide it (c) look at the mistakes (d) throw it away
8. 8.True or false: if you did not know how to find an average, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) blaming the teacher (b) never looking at it (c) redoing wrong sums (d) comparing with friends
10. 10.📝 In a test you lost 3 marks to careless slips, 5 to questions you ran out of time for and 1 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
11. 11.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
12. 12.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) tearing up the paper (b) never looking at it (c) hiding the paper (d) noting weak topics
13. 13.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had never practised map questions. (a) a time problem (b) a concept gap (c) a misread question (d) a careless slip
14. 14.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: giving up the subject? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never looking at it (b) asking about doubts (c) hiding the paper (d) tearing up the paper
16. 16.🔁 A low mark in one test means… (a) a chance to improve (b) quit the subject (c) the end of the year (d) you can never do it
17. 17.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: noting weak topics? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up the subject (b) hiding the paper (c) never looking at it (d) praising your effort
19. 19.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You did not know how to find an average. (a) a misread question (b) a concept gap (c) a time problem (d) a careless slip
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listing your mistakes (b) praising your effort (c) asking about doubts (d) giving up the subject
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) asking about doubts (c) noting weak topics (d) tearing up the paper
22. 22.True or false: if you forgot to carry the 1 in an addition, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.📝 In a test you lost 2 marks to careless slips, 2 to questions you ran out of time for and 3 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
24. 24.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: listing your mistakes? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
25. 25.🔁 Why redo the questions you got wrong? (a) to copy answers (b) to waste time (c) to change the mark (d) to fix the gap
26. 26.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) asking about doubts (b) blaming the teacher (c) hiding the paper (d) tearing up the paper
27. 27.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: redoing wrong sums? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
28. 28.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) listing your mistakes (b) blaming the teacher (c) asking about doubts (d) praising your effort
29. 29.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) noting weak topics (b) tearing up the paper (c) praising your effort (d) listing your mistakes
30. 30.📝 In a test you lost 2 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?
31. 31.🔁 Where should you note your common mistakes? (a) on your hand (b) a mistakes notebook (c) nowhere (d) in your head only
32. 32.📝 You scored 48 out of 50 in a class test. What percentage is that?
33. 33.📝 In a test you lost 5 marks to careless slips, 1 to questions you ran out of time for and 5 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never looking at it (b) tearing up the paper (c) redoing wrong sums (d) blaming the teacher
35. 35.📝 You scored 16 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
36. 36.📝 You scored 19 out of 50 in a class test. What percentage is that?
37. 37.📝 In a test you lost 6 marks to careless slips, 1 to questions you ran out of time for and 6 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
38. 38.📝 You scored 33 out of 50 in a class test. What percentage is that?
39. 39.📝 In a test you lost 6 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?
40. 40.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: never looking at it? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step

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