Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 710 · 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 of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) never looking at it (b) listing your mistakes (c) comparing with friends (d) hiding the paper
2. 2.📝 In a test you lost 3 marks to careless slips, 2 to questions you ran out of time for and 1 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
3. 3.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You did not know how to find an average. (a) a misread question (b) a careless slip (c) a time problem (d) a concept gap
4. 4.📝 You scored 21 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
5. 5.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: praising your effort? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listing your mistakes (b) giving up the subject (c) hiding the paper (d) tearing up the paper
7. 7.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) never looking at it (b) hiding the paper (c) comparing with friends (d) updating your plan
8. 8.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages. (a) a time problem (b) a concept gap (c) a misread question (d) a careless slip
9. 9.📝 In a test you lost 6 marks to careless slips, 2 to questions you ran out of time for and 6 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
10. 10.True or false: if you had no time to finish the essay, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) listing your mistakes (c) never looking at it (d) updating your plan
12. 12.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) blaming the teacher (b) tearing up the paper (c) hiding the paper (d) redoing wrong sums
13. 13.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had never practised map questions. (a) a concept gap (b) a time problem (c) a careless slip (d) a misread question
14. 14.📝 In a test you lost 6 marks to careless slips, 6 to questions you ran out of time for and 6 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
15. 15.📝 You scored 68 out of 80 in a class test. What percentage is that?
16. 16.📝 You scored 40 out of 50 in a class test. What percentage is that?
17. 17.True or false: if you had no time to finish the essay, it is a misread question. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔁 Where should you note your common mistakes? (a) in your head only (b) a mistakes notebook (c) on your hand (d) nowhere
19. 19.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: tearing up the paper? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
20. 20.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question. (a) a careless slip (b) a concept gap (c) a time problem (d) a misread question
21. 21.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out. (a) a misread question (b) a concept gap (c) a time problem (d) a careless slip
22. 22.🔁 After the exam, should you discuss every answer with friends? (a) yes, and worry (b) argue about each (c) yes, for hours (d) no, rest and move on
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tearing up the paper (b) asking about doubts (c) blaming the teacher (d) never looking at it
24. 24.True or false: if you forgot to carry the 1 in an addition, it is a misread question. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) updating your plan (b) listing your mistakes (c) tearing up the paper (d) noting weak topics
26. 26.True or false: if you gave three points when it asked for five, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You could not explain how a lever works. (a) a time problem (b) a concept gap (c) a misread question (d) a careless slip
28. 28.🔁 You keep losing marks for missing units. What helps? (a) skipping numbers (b) hoping for luck (c) a unit check at the end (d) writing faster
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) tearing up the paper (c) hiding the paper (d) blaming the teacher
30. 30.True or false: if you did not know how to find an average, it is a time problem. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) asking about doubts (b) listing your mistakes (c) blaming the teacher (d) redoing wrong sums
32. 32.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48. (a) a misread question (b) a time problem (c) a concept gap (d) a careless slip
33. 33.📝 You scored 11 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming the teacher (b) asking about doubts (c) noting weak topics (d) redoing wrong sums
35. 35.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) hiding the paper (b) praising your effort (c) comparing with friends (d) blaming the teacher
36. 36.📝 You scored 12 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
37. 37.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) praising your effort (b) updating your plan (c) noting weak topics (d) giving up the subject
38. 38.🔁 You get your test paper back. What first? (a) throw it away (b) hide it (c) look at the mistakes (d) only see the mark
39. 39.📝 In a test you lost 5 marks to careless slips, 4 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.True or false: if you could not explain how a lever works, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True

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