Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 642 · 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, 4 to questions you ran out of time for and 5 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
2. 2.📝 You scored 46 out of 50 in a class test. What percentage is that?
3. 3.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You did not know how to find an average. (a) a time problem (b) a misread question (c) a concept gap (d) a careless slip
4. 4.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) never looking at it (b) updating your plan (c) noting weak topics (d) redoing wrong sums
5. 5.🔍 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
6. 6.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: hiding the paper? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
7. 7.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: asking about doubts? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
8. 8.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had never practised map questions. (a) a misread question (b) a careless slip (c) a time problem (d) a concept gap
9. 9.🔁 You keep losing marks for missing units. What helps? (a) a unit check at the end (b) hoping for luck (c) writing faster (d) skipping numbers
10. 10.📝 You scored 38 out of 40 in a class test. What percentage is that?
11. 11.🔁 A low mark in one test means… (a) quit the subject (b) you can never do it (c) the end of the year (d) a chance to improve
12. 12.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: blaming the teacher? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
13. 13.True or false: if you had no time to finish the essay, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) blaming the teacher (b) redoing wrong sums (c) giving up the subject (d) hiding the paper
15. 15.📝 You scored 40 out of 80 in a class test. What percentage is that?
16. 16.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out. (a) a concept gap (b) a careless slip (c) a time problem (d) a misread question
17. 17.True or false: if you left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out, it is a time problem. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) hiding the paper (b) listing your mistakes (c) blaming the teacher (d) tearing up the paper
19. 19.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: redoing wrong sums? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
20. 20.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had no time to finish the essay. (a) a concept gap (b) a careless slip (c) a time problem (d) a misread question
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming the teacher (b) praising your effort (c) comparing with friends (d) hiding the paper
22. 22.🔁 Why redo the questions you got wrong? (a) to waste time (b) to change the mark (c) to copy answers (d) to fix the gap
23. 23.True or false: if you had never practised map questions, it is a misread question. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.📝 In a test you lost 2 marks to careless slips, 5 to questions you ran out of time for and 1 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
25. 25.True or false: if you left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.📝 In a test you lost 6 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?
27. 27.True or false: if you spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: if you did not know how to find an average, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.📝 You scored 19 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
30. 30.📝 You scored 49 out of 50 in a class test. What percentage is that?
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking about doubts (b) listing your mistakes (c) praising your effort (d) blaming the teacher
32. 32.🔁 After the exam, should you discuss every answer with friends? (a) yes, and worry (b) argue about each (c) no, rest and move on (d) yes, for hours
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting weak topics (b) asking about doubts (c) praising your effort (d) tearing up the paper
34. 34.True or false: if you spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: never looking at it? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
36. 36.📝 You scored 64 out of 80 in a class test. What percentage is that?
37. 37.🔍 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
38. 38.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You gave three points when it asked for five. (a) a concept gap (b) a time problem (c) a misread question (d) a careless slip
39. 39.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) asking about doubts (b) noting weak topics (c) updating your plan (d) blaming the teacher
40. 40.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) tearing up the paper (b) never looking at it (c) praising your effort (d) comparing with friends

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