Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 689 · 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, 6 to questions you ran out of time for and 4 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
2. 2.🔁 You get your test paper back. What first? (a) look at the mistakes (b) throw it away (c) hide it (d) only see the mark
3. 3.📝 You scored 18 out of 40 in a class test. What percentage is that?
4. 4.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) giving up the subject (b) asking about doubts (c) praising your effort (d) updating your plan
5. 5.📝 You scored 12 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up the subject (b) noting weak topics (c) redoing wrong sums (d) asking about doubts
7. 7.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: praising your effort? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
8. 8.📝 In a test you lost 5 marks to careless slips, 1 to questions you ran out of time for and 4 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming the teacher (b) asking about doubts (c) comparing with friends (d) never looking at it
10. 10.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) listing your mistakes (b) asking about doubts (c) blaming the teacher (d) redoing wrong sums
11. 11.🔍 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
12. 12.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) comparing with friends (b) tearing up the paper (c) blaming the teacher (d) redoing wrong sums
13. 13.📝 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?
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) comparing with friends (b) never looking at it (c) hiding the paper (d) praising your effort
15. 15.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: comparing with friends? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
16. 16.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had never practised map questions. (a) a careless slip (b) a time problem (c) a concept gap (d) a misread question
17. 17.🔍 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
18. 18.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: redoing wrong sums? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
19. 19.🔍 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
20. 20.True or false: if you wrote the right answer in the wrong box, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: hiding the paper? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
22. 22.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: tearing up the paper? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
23. 23.True or false: if you left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.📝 In a test you lost 1 mark to careless slips, 1 to questions you ran out of time for and 5 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
25. 25.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) tearing up the paper (b) updating your plan (c) hiding the paper (d) never looking at it
26. 26.📝 You scored 12 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
27. 27.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: updating your plan? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
28. 28.True or false: if you gave three points when it asked for five, it is a misread question. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tearing up the paper (b) giving up the subject (c) blaming the teacher (d) updating your plan
30. 30.📝 In a test you lost 3 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?
31. 31.📝 You scored 10 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
32. 32.True or false: if you had no time to finish the essay, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: if you had no time to finish the essay, it is a time problem. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.📝 You scored 18 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
35. 35.True or false: if you forgot to carry the 1 in an addition, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: if you wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes, it is a misread question. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.📝 In a test you lost 2 marks to careless slips, 1 to questions you ran out of time for and 2 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
38. 38.🔁 After the exam, should you discuss every answer with friends? (a) yes, and worry (b) no, rest and move on (c) yes, for hours (d) argue about each
39. 39.True or false: if you knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question. (a) a concept gap (b) a misread question (c) a time problem (d) a careless slip

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