Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 629 · 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.📝 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?
2. 2.🔍 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
3. 3.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You gave three points when it asked for five. (a) a time problem (b) a careless slip (c) a misread question (d) a concept gap
4. 4.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: tearing up the paper? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
5. 5.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) tearing up the paper (b) asking about doubts (c) blaming the teacher (d) hiding the paper
6. 6.🔁 After the exam, should you discuss every answer with friends? (a) no, rest and move on (b) argue about each (c) yes, and worry (d) yes, for hours
7. 7.📝 You scored 21 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
8. 8.📝 In a test you lost 2 marks to careless slips, 1 to questions you ran out of time for and 2 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
9. 9.🔁 You get your test paper back. What first? (a) hide it (b) look at the mistakes (c) throw it away (d) only see the mark
10. 10.True or false: if you gave three points when it asked for five, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔁 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
12. 12.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) praising your effort (b) updating your plan (c) comparing with friends (d) listing your mistakes
13. 13.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) praising your effort (b) redoing wrong sums (c) asking about doubts (d) giving up the subject
14. 14.📝 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?
15. 15.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48. (a) a time problem (b) a misread question (c) a concept gap (d) a careless slip
16. 16.True or false: if you did not know how to find an average, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting weak topics (b) updating your plan (c) blaming the teacher (d) listing your mistakes
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking about doubts (b) updating your plan (c) praising your effort (d) hiding the paper
19. 19.🔁 A low mark in one test means… (a) you can never do it (b) the end of the year (c) a chance to improve (d) quit the subject
20. 20.📝 You scored 15 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
21. 21.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You forgot to carry the 1 in an addition. (a) a time problem (b) a misread question (c) a careless slip (d) a concept gap
22. 22.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: hiding the paper? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
23. 23.True or false: if you had no time to finish the essay, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.📝 You scored 40 out of 80 in a class test. What percentage is that?
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up the subject (b) comparing with friends (c) hiding the paper (d) listing your mistakes
26. 26.📝 In a test you lost 5 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?
27. 27.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: never looking at it? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
28. 28.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) asking about doubts (b) noting weak topics (c) never looking at it (d) redoing wrong sums
29. 29.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: redoing wrong sums? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
30. 30.True or false: if you knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: noting weak topics? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
32. 32.📝 You scored 28 out of 40 in a class test. What percentage is that?
33. 33.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) tearing up the paper (b) updating your plan (c) hiding the paper (d) never looking at it
34. 34.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) praising your effort (b) blaming the teacher (c) asking about doubts (d) updating your plan
35. 35.True or false: if you left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking about doubts (b) praising your effort (c) tearing up the paper (d) noting weak topics
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up the subject (b) blaming the teacher (c) tearing up the paper (d) noting weak topics
38. 38.True or false: if you gave three points when it asked for five, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the paper (b) asking about doubts (c) comparing with friends (d) tearing up the paper
40. 40.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: asking about doubts? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step

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