Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 59 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) comparing with friends (b) noting weak topics (c) asking about doubts (d) updating your plan
2. 2.🔍 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
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up the subject (b) blaming the teacher (c) praising your effort (d) never looking at it
4. 4.🔁 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
5. 5.📝 You scored 18 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
6. 6.True or false: if you wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages, it is a misread question. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.📝 You scored 11 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
8. 8.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: hiding the paper? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
9. 9.True or false: if you wrote the right answer in the wrong box, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) noting weak topics (b) blaming the teacher (c) praising your effort (d) listing your mistakes
11. 11.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) giving up the subject (b) never looking at it (c) hiding the paper (d) redoing wrong sums
12. 12.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages. (a) a careless slip (b) a concept gap (c) a misread question (d) a time problem
13. 13.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had no time to finish the essay. (a) a careless slip (b) a concept gap (c) a misread question (d) a time problem
14. 14.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) noting weak topics (b) comparing with friends (c) redoing wrong sums (d) praising your effort
15. 15.🔁 You get your test paper back. What first? (a) look at the mistakes (b) hide it (c) throw it away (d) only see the mark
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) comparing with friends (b) giving up the subject (c) tearing up the paper (d) redoing wrong sums
17. 17.📝 In a test you lost 1 mark to careless slips, 5 to questions you ran out of time for and 7 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
18. 18.True or false: if you did not know how to find an average, it is a misread question. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: updating your plan? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
20. 20.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48. (a) a careless slip (b) a time problem (c) a concept gap (d) a misread question
21. 21.📝 In a test you lost 3 marks to careless slips, 6 to questions you ran out of time for and 8 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
22. 22.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: asking about doubts? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
23. 23.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You forgot to carry the 1 in an addition. (a) a misread question (b) a time problem (c) a concept gap (d) a careless slip
24. 24.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: praising your effort? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
25. 25.🔁 Where should you note your common mistakes? (a) on your hand (b) in your head only (c) a mistakes notebook (d) nowhere
26. 26.📝 In a test you lost 6 marks to careless slips, 5 to questions you ran out of time for and 5 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
27. 27.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) giving up the subject (b) praising your effort (c) noting weak topics (d) listing your mistakes
28. 28.📝 You scored 9 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
29. 29.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: comparing with friends? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
30. 30.🔁 You keep losing marks for missing units. What helps? (a) writing faster (b) skipping numbers (c) a unit check at the end (d) hoping for luck
31. 31.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) tearing up the paper (b) updating your plan (c) praising your effort (d) noting weak topics
32. 32.True or false: if you had no time to finish the essay, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 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 time problem (d) a concept gap
34. 34.True or false: if you gave three points when it asked for five, it is a misread question. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) never looking at it (b) listing your mistakes (c) redoing wrong sums (d) asking about doubts
36. 36.📝 You scored 12 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) giving up the subject (c) listing your mistakes (d) praising your effort
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) updating your plan (b) praising your effort (c) never looking at it (d) listing your mistakes
39. 39.True or false: if you spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) asking about doubts (b) hiding the paper (c) blaming the teacher (d) never looking at it

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