Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 599 · 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 wrote the right answer in the wrong box, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: if you left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listing your mistakes (b) never looking at it (c) redoing wrong sums (d) asking about doubts
4. 4.True or false: if you had never practised map questions, it is a misread question. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) listing your mistakes (b) redoing wrong sums (c) hiding the paper (d) noting weak topics
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up the subject (b) tearing up the paper (c) blaming the teacher (d) listing your mistakes
7. 7.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages. (a) a careless slip (b) a time problem (c) a concept gap (d) a misread question
8. 8.📝 You scored 16 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
9. 9.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: noting weak topics? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
10. 10.True or false: if you forgot to carry the 1 in an addition, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: listing your mistakes? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
12. 12.🔁 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
13. 13.📝 In a test you lost 1 mark to careless slips, 2 to questions you ran out of time for and 4 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
14. 14.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48. (a) a concept gap (b) a misread question (c) a time problem (d) a careless slip
15. 15.📝 In a test you lost 2 marks to careless slips, 3 to questions you ran out of time for and 8 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
16. 16.📝 You scored 22 out of 40 in a class test. What percentage is that?
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking about doubts (b) praising your effort (c) blaming the teacher (d) noting weak topics
18. 18.True or false: if you did not know how to find an average, it is a misread question. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: comparing with friends? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
20. 20.🔁 You get your test paper back. What first? (a) only see the mark (b) hide it (c) look at the mistakes (d) throw it away
21. 21.🔍 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 misread question (d) a concept gap
22. 22.📝 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?
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listing your mistakes (b) redoing wrong sums (c) updating your plan (d) hiding the paper
24. 24.📝 You scored 72 out of 80 in a class test. What percentage is that?
25. 25.📝 In a test you lost 1 mark to careless slips, 3 to questions you ran out of time for and 2 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
26. 26.🔁 A low mark in one test means… (a) you can never do it (b) quit the subject (c) the end of the year (d) a chance to improve
27. 27.True or false: if you knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: if you forgot to carry the 1 in an addition, it is a misread question. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) comparing with friends (b) praising your effort (c) giving up the subject (d) never looking at it
30. 30.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: tearing up the paper? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
31. 31.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: updating your plan? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
32. 32.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: redoing wrong sums? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
33. 33.📝 You scored 25 out of 50 in a class test. What percentage is that?
34. 34.🔍 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
35. 35.🔁 Why redo the questions you got wrong? (a) to copy answers (b) to fix the gap (c) to waste time (d) to change the mark
36. 36.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: praising your effort? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
37. 37.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question. (a) a concept gap (b) a careless slip (c) a misread question (d) a time problem
38. 38.📝 You scored 41 out of 50 in a class test. What percentage is that?
39. 39.🔁 After the exam, should you discuss every answer with friends? (a) argue about each (b) yes, and worry (c) yes, for hours (d) no, rest and move on
40. 40.True or false: if you could not explain how a lever works, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True

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