Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 578 · 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.True or false: if you gave three points when it asked for five, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: if you left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out, it is a time problem. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.📝 In a test you lost 2 marks to careless slips, 3 to questions you ran out of time for and 7 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
4. 4.True or false: if you knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking about doubts (b) noting weak topics (c) praising your effort (d) tearing up the paper
6. 6.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out. (a) a time problem (b) a misread question (c) a careless slip (d) a concept gap
7. 7.📝 You scored 14 out of 40 in a class test. What percentage is that?
8. 8.True or false: if you forgot to carry the 1 in an addition, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.📝 You scored 15 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
10. 10.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: never looking at it? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking about doubts (b) praising your effort (c) noting weak topics (d) giving up the subject
12. 12.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: giving up the subject? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the paper (b) noting weak topics (c) redoing wrong sums (d) listing your mistakes
14. 14.🔁 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
15. 15.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: praising your effort? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
16. 16.📝 In a test you lost 1 mark 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?
17. 17.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) comparing with friends (b) updating your plan (c) giving up the subject (d) hiding the paper
18. 18.📝 You scored 52 out of 80 in a class test. What percentage is that?
19. 19.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: listing your mistakes? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
20. 20.🔁 A low mark in one test means… (a) quit the subject (b) the end of the year (c) you can never do it (d) a chance to improve
21. 21.True or false: if you wrote the right answer in the wrong box, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) comparing with friends (b) updating your plan (c) noting weak topics (d) asking about doubts
23. 23.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) noting weak topics (b) redoing wrong sums (c) asking about doubts (d) giving up the subject
24. 24.🔁 You get your test paper back. What first? (a) throw it away (b) only see the mark (c) hide it (d) look at the mistakes
25. 25.📝 In a test you lost 3 marks to careless slips, 1 to questions you ran out of time for and 8 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
26. 26.🔁 You keep losing marks for missing units. What helps? (a) hoping for luck (b) skipping numbers (c) a unit check at the end (d) writing faster
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up the subject (b) blaming the teacher (c) tearing up the paper (d) noting weak topics
28. 28.📝 You scored 80 out of 80 in a class test. What percentage is that?
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up the subject (b) blaming the teacher (c) asking about doubts (d) tearing up the paper
30. 30.🔍 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
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never looking at it (b) redoing wrong sums (c) blaming the teacher (d) hiding the paper
32. 32.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) listing your mistakes (b) blaming the teacher (c) noting weak topics (d) redoing wrong sums
33. 33.True or false: if you had no time to finish the essay, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up the subject (b) listing your mistakes (c) blaming the teacher (d) tearing up the paper
35. 35.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: hiding the paper? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
36. 36.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) noting weak topics (b) tearing up the paper (c) giving up the subject (d) blaming the teacher
37. 37.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You could not explain how a lever works. (a) a time problem (b) a misread question (c) a careless slip (d) a concept gap
38. 38.📝 You scored 19 out of 50 in a class test. What percentage is that?
39. 39.🔁 Where should you note your common mistakes? (a) in your head only (b) nowhere (c) on your hand (d) a mistakes notebook
40. 40.True or false: if you left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True

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