Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 568 · 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 1 mark to careless slips, 5 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.🔁 You keep losing marks for missing units. What helps? (a) skipping numbers (b) a unit check at the end (c) hoping for luck (d) writing faster
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) comparing with friends (b) noting weak topics (c) redoing wrong sums (d) praising your effort
4. 4.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) listing your mistakes (b) comparing with friends (c) noting weak topics (d) updating your plan
5. 5.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) comparing with friends (b) asking about doubts (c) never looking at it (d) tearing up the paper
6. 6.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: noting weak topics? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the paper (b) listing your mistakes (c) noting weak topics (d) updating your plan
8. 8.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You forgot to carry the 1 in an addition. (a) a time problem (b) a concept gap (c) a misread question (d) a careless slip
9. 9.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: comparing with friends? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
10. 10.True or false: if you gave three points when it asked for five, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: redoing wrong sums? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) praising your effort (b) blaming the teacher (c) updating your plan (d) asking about doubts
13. 13.🔍 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 careless slip (d) a time problem
14. 14.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48. (a) a misread question (b) a concept gap (c) a time problem (d) a careless slip
15. 15.🔁 You get your test paper back. What first? (a) throw it away (b) hide it (c) only see the mark (d) look at the mistakes
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the paper (b) tearing up the paper (c) redoing wrong sums (d) never looking at it
17. 17.📝 In a test you lost 4 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?
18. 18.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) never looking at it (b) blaming the teacher (c) tearing up the paper (d) listing your mistakes
19. 19.🔁 Why redo the questions you got wrong? (a) to waste time (b) to fix the gap (c) to change the mark (d) to copy answers
20. 20.📝 You scored 20 out of 50 in a class test. What percentage is that?
21. 21.True or false: if you did not know how to find an average, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.📝 You scored 60 out of 80 in a class test. What percentage is that?
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting weak topics (b) tearing up the paper (c) redoing wrong sums (d) listing your mistakes
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking about doubts (b) praising your effort (c) never looking at it (d) listing your mistakes
25. 25.📝 You scored 8 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
26. 26.🔁 A low mark in one test means… (a) quit the subject (b) a chance to improve (c) the end of the year (d) you can never do it
27. 27.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You did not know how to find an average. (a) a careless slip (b) a misread question (c) a time problem (d) a concept gap
28. 28.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out. (a) a misread question (b) a time problem (c) a careless slip (d) a concept gap
29. 29.True or false: if you knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes. (a) a misread question (b) a concept gap (c) a careless slip (d) a time problem
31. 31.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had never practised map questions. (a) a concept gap (b) a time problem (c) a misread question (d) a careless slip
32. 32.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had no time to finish the essay. (a) a concept gap (b) a time problem (c) a misread question (d) a careless slip
33. 33.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote the right answer in the wrong box. (a) a time problem (b) a careless slip (c) a concept gap (d) a misread question
34. 34.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) comparing with friends (b) blaming the teacher (c) updating your plan (d) giving up the subject
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming the teacher (b) tearing up the paper (c) listing your mistakes (d) giving up the subject
36. 36.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) tearing up the paper (b) noting weak topics (c) comparing with friends (d) hiding the paper
37. 37.📝 You scored 49 out of 50 in a class test. What percentage is that?
38. 38.📝 You scored 19 out of 50 in a class test. What percentage is that?
39. 39.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) updating your plan (b) giving up the subject (c) asking about doubts (d) redoing wrong sums
40. 40.True or false: if you forgot to carry the 1 in an addition, it is a misread question. (a) False (b) True

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