Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 569 · 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 get your test paper back. What first? (a) only see the mark (b) throw it away (c) look at the mistakes (d) hide it
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) updating your plan (b) comparing with friends (c) listing your mistakes (d) noting weak topics
3. 3.🔍 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 concept gap (d) a careless slip
4. 4.True or false: if you wrote the right answer in the wrong box, it is a time problem. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.📝 In a test you lost 6 marks to careless slips, 4 to questions you ran out of time for and 7 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
6. 6.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) hiding the paper (b) noting weak topics (c) giving up the subject (d) blaming the teacher
7. 7.📝 In a test you lost 3 marks to careless slips, 6 to questions you ran out of time for and 6 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
8. 8.True or false: if you forgot to carry the 1 in an addition, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes. (a) a concept gap (b) a time problem (c) a misread question (d) a careless slip
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking about doubts (b) redoing wrong sums (c) praising your effort (d) tearing up the paper
11. 11.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) asking about doubts (b) hiding the paper (c) comparing with friends (d) blaming the teacher
12. 12.🔁 Why redo the questions you got wrong? (a) to change the mark (b) to fix the gap (c) to waste time (d) to copy answers
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) listing your mistakes (c) giving up the subject (d) asking about doubts
14. 14.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) praising your effort (b) never looking at it (c) listing your mistakes (d) redoing wrong sums
15. 15.True or false: if you wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages, it is a misread question. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) listing your mistakes (b) noting weak topics (c) blaming the teacher (d) asking about doubts
17. 17.📝 You scored 16 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
18. 18.📝 You scored 20 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
19. 19.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had never practised map questions. (a) a careless slip (b) a misread question (c) a concept gap (d) a time problem
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up the subject (b) never looking at it (c) noting weak topics (d) blaming the teacher
21. 21.True or false: if you wrote the right answer in the wrong box, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) comparing with friends (b) asking about doubts (c) noting weak topics (d) redoing wrong sums
23. 23.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) never looking at it (b) tearing up the paper (c) blaming the teacher (d) listing your mistakes
24. 24.🔁 Where should you note your common mistakes? (a) nowhere (b) on your hand (c) in your head only (d) a mistakes notebook
25. 25.True or false: if you had never practised map questions, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the paper (b) noting weak topics (c) praising your effort (d) asking about doubts
27. 27.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: comparing with friends? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
28. 28.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) comparing with friends (b) praising your effort (c) hiding the paper (d) blaming the teacher
29. 29.📝 You scored 40 out of 80 in a class test. What percentage is that?
30. 30.📝 You scored 16 out of 50 in a class test. What percentage is that?
31. 31.True or false: if you wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes, it is a misread question. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You could not explain how a lever works. (a) a careless slip (b) a misread question (c) a time problem (d) a concept gap
33. 33.🔁 A low mark in one test means… (a) a chance to improve (b) you can never do it (c) the end of the year (d) quit the subject
34. 34.📝 You scored 20 out of 50 in a class test. What percentage is that?
35. 35.📝 You scored 10 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
36. 36.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: giving up the subject? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
37. 37.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) hiding the paper (b) updating your plan (c) giving up the subject (d) comparing with friends
38. 38.📝 In a test you lost 4 marks to careless slips, 4 to questions you ran out of time for and 6 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) comparing with friends (b) asking about doubts (c) hiding the paper (d) blaming the teacher
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking about doubts (b) updating your plan (c) never looking at it (d) praising your effort

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