Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 718 · 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) listing your mistakes (b) redoing wrong sums (c) hiding the paper (d) noting weak topics
2. 2.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages. (a) a misread question (b) a time problem (c) a careless slip (d) a concept gap
3. 3.📝 In a test you lost 5 marks to careless slips, 2 to questions you ran out of time for and 7 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
4. 4.True or false: if you spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: if you had never practised map questions, it is a misread question. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: redoing wrong sums? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
7. 7.📝 In a test you lost 4 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?
8. 8.🔍 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
9. 9.True or false: if you had never practised map questions, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.📝 You scored 20 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) comparing with friends (b) hiding the paper (c) praising your effort (d) tearing up the paper
12. 12.🔁 A low mark in one test means… (a) quit the subject (b) a chance to improve (c) the end of the year (d) you can never do it
13. 13.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: asking about doubts? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
14. 14.🔍 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
15. 15.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) tearing up the paper (b) never looking at it (c) hiding the paper (d) listing your mistakes
16. 16.📝 In a test you lost 3 marks to careless slips, 2 to questions you ran out of time for and 5 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
17. 17.🔁 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
18. 18.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question. (a) a careless slip (b) a misread question (c) a concept gap (d) a time problem
19. 19.🔍 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
20. 20.📝 You scored 48 out of 80 in a class test. What percentage is that?
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting weak topics (b) giving up the subject (c) never looking at it (d) comparing with friends
22. 22.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) praising your effort (b) asking about doubts (c) updating your plan (d) hiding the paper
23. 23.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out. (a) a careless slip (b) a misread question (c) a concept gap (d) a time problem
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) noting weak topics (c) listing your mistakes (d) giving up the subject
25. 25.🔍 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 careless slip (d) a time problem
26. 26.📝 You scored 23 out of 50 in a class test. What percentage is that?
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking about doubts (b) noting weak topics (c) tearing up the paper (d) updating your plan
28. 28.📝 You scored 10 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
29. 29.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: tearing up the paper? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
30. 30.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) giving up the subject (c) asking about doubts (d) listing your mistakes
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never looking at it (b) redoing wrong sums (c) tearing up the paper (d) giving up the subject
32. 32.📝 In a test you lost 2 marks to careless slips, 4 to questions you ran out of time for and 2 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
33. 33.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: comparing with friends? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
34. 34.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You forgot to carry the 1 in an addition. (a) a concept gap (b) a time problem (c) a misread question (d) a careless slip
35. 35.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) giving up the subject (b) hiding the paper (c) never looking at it (d) redoing wrong sums
36. 36.🔁 After the exam, should you discuss every answer with friends? (a) no, rest and move on (b) yes, for hours (c) yes, and worry (d) argue about each
37. 37.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) blaming the teacher (b) asking about doubts (c) giving up the subject (d) hiding the paper
38. 38.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) praising your effort (b) giving up the subject (c) blaming the teacher (d) never looking at it
39. 39.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: noting weak topics? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) praising your effort (b) never looking at it (c) noting weak topics (d) redoing wrong sums

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