Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 615 · 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 of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) tearing up the paper (b) praising your effort (c) never looking at it (d) blaming the teacher
2. 2.True or false: if you knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You gave three points when it asked for five. (a) a concept gap (b) a careless slip (c) a misread question (d) a time problem
4. 4.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You could not explain how a lever works. (a) a careless slip (b) a time problem (c) a concept gap (d) a misread question
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) updating your plan (b) praising your effort (c) comparing with friends (d) redoing wrong sums
6. 6.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote the right answer in the wrong box. (a) a concept gap (b) a misread question (c) a time problem (d) a careless slip
7. 7.True or false: if you spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question, it is a time problem. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.📝 You scored 46 out of 50 in a class test. What percentage is that?
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming the teacher (b) comparing with friends (c) hiding the paper (d) listing your mistakes
10. 10.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had never practised map questions. (a) a careless slip (b) a concept gap (c) a time problem (d) a misread question
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up the subject (b) praising your effort (c) redoing wrong sums (d) noting weak topics
12. 12.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) never looking at it (b) redoing wrong sums (c) tearing up the paper (d) blaming the teacher
13. 13.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) giving up the subject (b) hiding the paper (c) tearing up the paper (d) listing your mistakes
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking about doubts (b) tearing up the paper (c) giving up the subject (d) comparing with friends
15. 15.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) praising your effort (b) never looking at it (c) redoing wrong sums (d) updating your plan
16. 16.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) listing your mistakes (b) tearing up the paper (c) redoing wrong sums (d) updating your plan
17. 17.📝 You scored 48 out of 50 in a class test. What percentage is that?
18. 18.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: never looking at it? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
19. 19.📝 You scored 13 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
20. 20.🔍 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 careless slip (d) a concept gap
21. 21.🔁 Where should you note your common mistakes? (a) a mistakes notebook (b) on your hand (c) in your head only (d) nowhere
22. 22.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages. (a) a misread question (b) a concept gap (c) a time problem (d) a careless slip
23. 23.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out. (a) a concept gap (b) a time problem (c) a misread question (d) a careless slip
24. 24.🔍 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
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the paper (b) updating your plan (c) noting weak topics (d) listing your mistakes
26. 26.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: updating your plan? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
27. 27.🔁 You keep losing marks for missing units. What helps? (a) writing faster (b) skipping numbers (c) hoping for luck (d) a unit check at the end
28. 28.True or false: if you could not explain how a lever works, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) praising your effort (b) redoing wrong sums (c) noting weak topics (d) blaming the teacher
30. 30.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: giving up the subject? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
31. 31.📝 In a test you lost 5 marks to careless slips, 2 to questions you ran out of time for and 6 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
32. 32.📝 You scored 10 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
33. 33.📝 You scored 14 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
34. 34.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes. (a) a careless slip (b) a concept gap (c) a misread question (d) a time problem
35. 35.📝 In a test you lost 2 marks to careless slips, 2 to questions you ran out of time for and 8 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
36. 36.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: asking about doubts? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
37. 37.📝 In a test you lost 3 marks 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?
38. 38.📝 In a test you lost 4 marks to careless slips, 6 to questions you ran out of time for and 3 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
39. 39.🔁 You get your test paper back. What first? (a) only see the mark (b) throw it away (c) hide it (d) look at the mistakes
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting weak topics (b) tearing up the paper (c) praising your effort (d) listing your mistakes

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