Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 677 · 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 scored 10 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
2. 2.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had never practised map questions. (a) a careless slip (b) a concept gap (c) a misread question (d) a time problem
3. 3.📝 In a test you lost 6 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?
4. 4.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: asking about doubts? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
5. 5.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had no time to finish the essay. (a) a time problem (b) a concept gap (c) a misread question (d) a careless slip
6. 6.📝 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?
7. 7.🔁 Why redo the questions you got wrong? (a) to fix the gap (b) to waste time (c) to copy answers (d) to change the mark
8. 8.🔁 You get your test paper back. What first? (a) look at the mistakes (b) only see the mark (c) throw it away (d) hide it
9. 9.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: comparing with friends? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
10. 10.📝 In a test you lost 1 mark 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?
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the paper (b) comparing with friends (c) giving up the subject (d) noting weak topics
12. 12.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: listing your mistakes? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
13. 13.🔁 Where should you note your common mistakes? (a) in your head only (b) on your hand (c) nowhere (d) a mistakes notebook
14. 14.True or false: if you had never practised map questions, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) praising your effort (b) updating your plan (c) noting weak topics (d) blaming the teacher
16. 16.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) blaming the teacher (b) giving up the subject (c) comparing with friends (d) asking about doubts
17. 17.🔁 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
18. 18.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote the right answer in the wrong box. (a) a careless slip (b) a misread question (c) a time problem (d) a concept gap
19. 19.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: hiding the paper? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
20. 20.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) updating your plan (b) redoing wrong sums (c) asking about doubts (d) never looking at it
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting weak topics (b) praising your effort (c) listing your mistakes (d) comparing with friends
22. 22.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: redoing wrong sums? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
23. 23.🔍 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 careless slip (d) a concept gap
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) noting weak topics (c) praising your effort (d) never looking at it
25. 25.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) comparing with friends (b) hiding the paper (c) praising your effort (d) never looking at it
26. 26.🔁 You keep losing marks for missing units. What helps? (a) a unit check at the end (b) writing faster (c) hoping for luck (d) skipping numbers
27. 27.🔍 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 misread question (d) a time problem
28. 28.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) listing your mistakes (b) giving up the subject (c) noting weak topics (d) praising your effort
29. 29.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) noting weak topics (b) hiding the paper (c) redoing wrong sums (d) asking about doubts
30. 30.📝 You scored 39 out of 50 in a class test. What percentage is that?
31. 31.📝 You scored 20 out of 50 in a class test. What percentage is that?
32. 32.True or false: if you had never practised map questions, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You could not explain how a lever works. (a) a misread question (b) a careless slip (c) a time problem (d) a concept gap
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) updating your plan (b) tearing up the paper (c) comparing with friends (d) never looking at it
35. 35.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes. (a) a concept gap (b) a misread question (c) a time problem (d) a careless slip
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) comparing with friends (b) never looking at it (c) tearing up the paper (d) listing your mistakes
37. 37.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: praising your effort? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
38. 38.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question. (a) a misread question (b) a concept gap (c) a time problem (d) a careless slip
39. 39.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) comparing with friends (c) asking about doubts (d) praising your effort
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) giving up the subject (c) praising your effort (d) asking about doubts

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