Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 656 · 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.🔁 You keep losing marks for missing units. What helps? (a) a unit check at the end (b) skipping numbers (c) writing faster (d) hoping for luck
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking about doubts (b) redoing wrong sums (c) tearing up the paper (d) praising your effort
3. 3.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) updating your plan (b) tearing up the paper (c) blaming the teacher (d) hiding the paper
4. 4.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had never practised map questions. (a) a careless slip (b) a misread question (c) a time problem (d) a concept gap
5. 5.🔁 You get your test paper back. What first? (a) only see the mark (b) hide it (c) throw it away (d) look at the mistakes
6. 6.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote the right answer in the wrong box. (a) a concept gap (b) a time problem (c) a careless slip (d) a misread question
7. 7.True or false: if you forgot to carry the 1 in an addition, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) comparing with friends (b) blaming the teacher (c) never looking at it (d) noting weak topics
9. 9.True or false: if you did not know how to find an average, it is a misread question. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.📝 In a test you lost 6 marks to careless slips, 3 to questions you ran out of time for and 6 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
11. 11.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes. (a) a careless slip (b) a time problem (c) a concept gap (d) a misread question
12. 12.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: giving up the subject? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the paper (b) updating your plan (c) praising your effort (d) asking about doubts
14. 14.True or false: if you wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting weak topics (b) redoing wrong sums (c) listing your mistakes (d) giving up the subject
16. 16.True or false: if you wrote the right answer in the wrong box, it is a misread question. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listing your mistakes (b) blaming the teacher (c) noting weak topics (d) praising your effort
18. 18.🔍 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 misread question (d) a careless slip
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tearing up the paper (b) comparing with friends (c) blaming the teacher (d) asking about doubts
20. 20.📝 You scored 8 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never looking at it (b) giving up the subject (c) praising your effort (d) blaming the teacher
22. 22.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) comparing with friends (b) listing your mistakes (c) never looking at it (d) giving up the subject
23. 23.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) blaming the teacher (b) listing your mistakes (c) noting weak topics (d) asking about doubts
24. 24.📝 You scored 19 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
25. 25.True or false: if you spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) blaming the teacher (b) giving up the subject (c) redoing wrong sums (d) never looking at it
27. 27.True or false: if you had never practised map questions, it is a misread question. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.📝 You scored 12 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
29. 29.🔁 A low mark in one test means… (a) you can never do it (b) the end of the year (c) quit the subject (d) a chance to improve
30. 30.🔁 Why redo the questions you got wrong? (a) to fix the gap (b) to copy answers (c) to waste time (d) to change the mark
31. 31.📝 In a test you lost 5 marks to careless slips, 4 to questions you ran out of time for and 2 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
32. 32.True or false: if you knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) praising your effort (b) comparing with friends (c) never looking at it (d) tearing up the paper
34. 34.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You gave three points when it asked for five. (a) a misread question (b) a concept gap (c) a time problem (d) a careless slip
35. 35.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: never looking at it? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
36. 36.🔍 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
37. 37.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You forgot to carry the 1 in an addition. (a) a time problem (b) a careless slip (c) a misread question (d) a concept gap
38. 38.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: noting weak topics? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
39. 39.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had no time to finish the essay. (a) a concept gap (b) a misread question (c) a careless slip (d) a time problem
40. 40.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: blaming the teacher? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step

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