Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 585 · 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.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: asking about doubts? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
2. 2.🔁 A low mark in one test means… (a) the end of the year (b) quit the subject (c) a chance to improve (d) you can never do it
3. 3.📝 In a test you lost 1 mark to careless slips, 1 to questions you ran out of time for and 1 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
4. 4.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: noting weak topics? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
5. 5.📝 You scored 22 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
6. 6.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: praising your effort? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
7. 7.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You forgot to carry the 1 in an addition. (a) a concept gap (b) a time problem (c) a misread question (d) a careless slip
8. 8.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You could not explain how a lever works. (a) a time problem (b) a misread question (c) a concept gap (d) a careless slip
9. 9.🔁 Why redo the questions you got wrong? (a) to fix the gap (b) to change the mark (c) to copy answers (d) to waste time
10. 10.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: updating your plan? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
11. 11.📝 In a test you lost 1 mark to careless slips, 1 to questions you ran out of time for and 7 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
12. 12.📝 You scored 48 out of 80 in a class test. What percentage is that?
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting weak topics (b) listing your mistakes (c) updating your plan (d) tearing up the paper
14. 14.📝 You scored 25 out of 50 in a class test. What percentage is that?
15. 15.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) hiding the paper (b) never looking at it (c) listing your mistakes (d) blaming the teacher
16. 16.🔁 Where should you note your common mistakes? (a) nowhere (b) on your hand (c) in your head only (d) a mistakes notebook
17. 17.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had never practised map questions. (a) a careless slip (b) a time problem (c) a misread question (d) a concept gap
18. 18.True or false: if you spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.📝 You scored 21 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
20. 20.📝 You scored 19 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
21. 21.True or false: if you wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes, it is a misread question. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking about doubts (b) updating your plan (c) redoing wrong sums (d) blaming the teacher
23. 23.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You gave three points when it asked for five. (a) a careless slip (b) a misread question (c) a concept gap (d) a time problem
24. 24.📝 In a test you lost 2 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?
25. 25.📝 You scored 32 out of 80 in a class test. What percentage is that?
26. 26.🔁 You keep losing marks for missing units. What helps? (a) a unit check at the end (b) skipping numbers (c) hoping for luck (d) writing faster
27. 27.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) hiding the paper (b) never looking at it (c) blaming the teacher (d) asking about doubts
28. 28.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: comparing with friends? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
29. 29.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages. (a) a misread question (b) a time problem (c) a careless slip (d) a concept gap
30. 30.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) praising your effort (b) asking about doubts (c) updating your plan (d) comparing with friends
31. 31.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out. (a) a misread question (b) a concept gap (c) a time problem (d) a careless slip
32. 32.True or false: if you did not know how to find an average, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) comparing with friends (b) blaming the teacher (c) tearing up the paper (d) noting weak topics
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) updating your plan (b) asking about doubts (c) comparing with friends (d) redoing wrong sums
35. 35.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) asking about doubts (b) listing your mistakes (c) praising your effort (d) blaming the teacher
36. 36.True or false: if you spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question, it is a misread question. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: if you wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: tearing up the paper? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
39. 39.📝 You scored 13 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
40. 40.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: giving up the subject? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step

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