Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 663 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) tearing up the paper (b) asking about doubts (c) listing your mistakes (d) redoing wrong sums
2. 2.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: updating your plan? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
3. 3.True or false: if you had no time to finish the essay, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔁 You get your test paper back. What first? (a) look at the mistakes (b) only see the mark (c) hide it (d) throw it away
5. 5.📝 You scored 18 out of 50 in a class test. What percentage is that?
6. 6.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out. (a) a careless slip (b) a concept gap (c) a time problem (d) a misread question
7. 7.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: redoing wrong sums? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
8. 8.True or false: if you had never practised map questions, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) never looking at it (b) redoing wrong sums (c) hiding the paper (d) blaming the teacher
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never looking at it (b) tearing up the paper (c) hiding the paper (d) redoing wrong sums
11. 11.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had no time to finish the essay. (a) a careless slip (b) a misread question (c) a time problem (d) a concept gap
12. 12.True or false: if you wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages, it is a misread question. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: if you forgot to carry the 1 in an addition, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.📝 In a test you lost 1 mark to careless slips, 3 to questions you ran out of time for and 2 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up the subject (b) hiding the paper (c) asking about doubts (d) comparing with friends
16. 16.🔁 A low mark in one test means… (a) you can never do it (b) a chance to improve (c) quit the subject (d) the end of the year
17. 17.📝 In a test you lost 3 marks to careless slips, 3 to questions you ran out of time for and 1 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listing your mistakes (b) praising your effort (c) asking about doubts (d) giving up the subject
19. 19.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48. (a) a careless slip (b) a concept gap (c) a time problem (d) a misread question
20. 20.📝 In a test you lost 2 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?
21. 21.🔍 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
22. 22.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes. (a) a concept gap (b) a time problem (c) a misread question (d) a careless slip
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) praising your effort (b) noting weak topics (c) blaming the teacher (d) redoing wrong sums
24. 24.🔁 After the exam, should you discuss every answer with friends? (a) yes, for hours (b) argue about each (c) yes, and worry (d) no, rest and move on
25. 25.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You did not know how to find an average. (a) a misread question (b) a concept gap (c) a careless slip (d) a time problem
26. 26.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: giving up the subject? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
27. 27.🔁 Why redo the questions you got wrong? (a) to waste time (b) to fix the gap (c) to copy answers (d) to change the mark
28. 28.True or false: if you could not explain how a lever works, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You gave three points when it asked for five. (a) a careless slip (b) a concept gap (c) a time problem (d) a misread question
30. 30.📝 You scored 18 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
31. 31.📝 You scored 28 out of 80 in a class test. What percentage is that?
32. 32.🔁 Where should you note your common mistakes? (a) a mistakes notebook (b) nowhere (c) on your hand (d) in your head only
33. 33.📝 In a test you lost 1 mark to careless slips, 2 to questions you ran out of time for and 4 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
34. 34.📝 In a test you lost 2 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?
35. 35.📝 You scored 12 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
36. 36.True or false: if you forgot to carry the 1 in an addition, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.📝 You scored 18 out of 40 in a class test. What percentage is that?
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never looking at it (b) updating your plan (c) tearing up the paper (d) giving up the subject
39. 39.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: never looking at it? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
40. 40.🔁 You keep losing marks for missing units. What helps? (a) writing faster (b) a unit check at the end (c) hoping for luck (d) skipping numbers

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