Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 681 · 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 2 marks to careless slips, 2 to questions you ran out of time for and 3 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
2. 2.🔁 Why redo the questions you got wrong? (a) to change the mark (b) to waste time (c) to copy answers (d) to fix the gap
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) never looking at it (c) praising your effort (d) listing your mistakes
4. 4.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You forgot to carry the 1 in an addition. (a) a careless slip (b) a time problem (c) a concept gap (d) a misread question
5. 5.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You did not know how to find an average. (a) a careless slip (b) a misread question (c) a time problem (d) a concept gap
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) comparing with friends (b) listing your mistakes (c) hiding the paper (d) blaming the teacher
7. 7.🔍 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
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming the teacher (b) tearing up the paper (c) noting weak topics (d) never looking at it
9. 9.📝 In a test you lost 4 marks to careless slips, 5 to questions you ran out of time for and 3 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
10. 10.True or false: if you had never practised map questions, it is a time problem. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out. (a) a careless slip (b) a time problem (c) a misread question (d) a concept gap
12. 12.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: never looking at it? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
13. 13.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote the right answer in the wrong box. (a) a careless slip (b) a time problem (c) a concept gap (d) a misread question
14. 14.🔍 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
15. 15.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You could not explain how a lever works. (a) a careless slip (b) a misread question (c) a time problem (d) a concept gap
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting weak topics (b) redoing wrong sums (c) asking about doubts (d) comparing with friends
17. 17.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) hiding the paper (b) blaming the teacher (c) giving up the subject (d) redoing wrong sums
18. 18.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: updating your plan? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
19. 19.📝 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?
20. 20.True or false: if you gave three points when it asked for five, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.📝 In a test you lost 4 marks 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?
22. 22.📝 You scored 21 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
23. 23.📝 In a test you lost 2 marks to careless slips, 3 to questions you ran out of time for and 8 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listing your mistakes (b) praising your effort (c) hiding the paper (d) updating your plan
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tearing up the paper (b) hiding the paper (c) praising your effort (d) comparing with friends
26. 26.📝 In a test you lost 1 mark to careless slips, 5 to questions you ran out of time for and 6 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting weak topics (b) tearing up the paper (c) redoing wrong sums (d) listing your mistakes
28. 28.🔁 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
29. 29.True or false: if you left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 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
31. 31.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) giving up the subject (b) listing your mistakes (c) hiding the paper (d) tearing up the paper
32. 32.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: redoing wrong sums? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
33. 33.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: asking about doubts? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
34. 34.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: tearing up the paper? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
35. 35.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) asking about doubts (b) updating your plan (c) noting weak topics (d) comparing with friends
36. 36.True or false: if you had no time to finish the essay, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) hiding the paper (b) listing your mistakes (c) noting weak topics (d) praising your effort
38. 38.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48. (a) a concept gap (b) a misread question (c) a careless slip (d) a time problem
39. 39.📝 In a test you lost 5 marks to careless slips, 5 to questions you ran out of time for and 4 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
40. 40.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) giving up the subject (b) listing your mistakes (c) updating your plan (d) redoing wrong sums

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