Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 616 · 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) listing your mistakes (b) comparing with friends (c) blaming the teacher (d) giving up the subject
2. 2.📝 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?
3. 3.🔁 Where should you note your common mistakes? (a) in your head only (b) on your hand (c) nowhere (d) a mistakes notebook
4. 4.📝 You scored 21 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
5. 5.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48. (a) a concept gap (b) a time problem (c) a careless slip (d) a misread question
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) updating your plan (b) noting weak topics (c) blaming the teacher (d) asking about doubts
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) comparing with friends (b) blaming the teacher (c) tearing up the paper (d) redoing wrong sums
8. 8.🔁 A low mark in one test means… (a) a chance to improve (b) quit the subject (c) you can never do it (d) the end of the year
9. 9.True or false: if you had no time to finish the essay, it is a time problem. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question. (a) a misread question (b) a careless slip (c) a concept gap (d) a time problem
11. 11.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You forgot to carry the 1 in an addition. (a) a careless slip (b) a misread question (c) a time problem (d) a concept gap
12. 12.True or false: if you had no time to finish the essay, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: if you gave three points when it asked for five, it is a misread question. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔁 After the exam, should you discuss every answer with friends? (a) argue about each (b) yes, for hours (c) yes, and worry (d) no, rest and move on
15. 15.📝 In a test you lost 3 marks to careless slips, 4 to questions you ran out of time for and 1 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
16. 16.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You did not know how to find an average. (a) a misread question (b) a careless slip (c) a time problem (d) a concept gap
17. 17.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) asking about doubts (b) hiding the paper (c) tearing up the paper (d) never looking at it
18. 18.True or false: if you had no time to finish the essay, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: noting weak topics? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) comparing with friends (b) listing your mistakes (c) praising your effort (d) redoing wrong sums
21. 21.True or false: if you knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48, it is a misread question. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) noting weak topics (b) never looking at it (c) hiding the paper (d) blaming the teacher
23. 23.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: redoing wrong sums? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the paper (b) never looking at it (c) asking about doubts (d) tearing up the paper
25. 25.📝 In a test you lost 5 marks to careless slips, 4 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 scored 28 out of 40 in a class test. What percentage is that?
27. 27.True or false: if you did not know how to find an average, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had no time to finish the essay. (a) a misread question (b) a concept gap (c) a careless slip (d) a time problem
29. 29.📝 You scored 40 out of 80 in a class test. What percentage is that?
30. 30.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You could not explain how a lever works. (a) a misread question (b) a time problem (c) a careless slip (d) a concept gap
31. 31.🔍 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
32. 32.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes. (a) a time problem (b) a concept gap (c) a misread question (d) a careless slip
33. 33.True or false: if you forgot to carry the 1 in an addition, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.📝 You scored 56 out of 80 in a class test. What percentage is that?
35. 35.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: comparing with friends? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) noting weak topics (c) tearing up the paper (d) listing your mistakes
37. 37.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: hiding the paper? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
38. 38.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) updating your plan (b) redoing wrong sums (c) comparing with friends (d) asking about doubts
39. 39.📝 You scored 29 out of 50 in a class test. What percentage is that?
40. 40.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) listing your mistakes (b) giving up the subject (c) updating your plan (d) noting weak topics

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