Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 723 · 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, 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?
2. 2.🔁 You keep losing marks for missing units. What helps? (a) hoping for luck (b) a unit check at the end (c) skipping numbers (d) writing faster
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tearing up the paper (b) giving up the subject (c) asking about doubts (d) blaming the teacher
4. 4.🔁 A low mark in one test means… (a) quit the subject (b) a chance to improve (c) you can never do it (d) the end of the year
5. 5.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) hiding the paper (b) tearing up the paper (c) noting weak topics (d) never looking at it
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listing your mistakes (b) tearing up the paper (c) updating your plan (d) noting weak topics
7. 7.True or false: if you wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes, it is a time problem. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never looking at it (b) tearing up the paper (c) listing your mistakes (d) blaming the teacher
9. 9.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) asking about doubts (b) redoing wrong sums (c) giving up the subject (d) praising your effort
10. 10.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: giving up the subject? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
11. 11.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) praising your effort (b) asking about doubts (c) noting weak topics (d) tearing up the paper
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) comparing with friends (b) listing your mistakes (c) redoing wrong sums (d) asking about doubts
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up the subject (b) listing your mistakes (c) redoing wrong sums (d) noting weak topics
14. 14.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: redoing wrong sums? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
15. 15.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48. (a) a time problem (b) a careless slip (c) a misread question (d) a concept gap
16. 16.🔁 You get your test paper back. What first? (a) only see the mark (b) look at the mistakes (c) throw it away (d) hide it
17. 17.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You forgot to carry the 1 in an addition. (a) a concept gap (b) a misread question (c) a time problem (d) a careless slip
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) comparing with friends (b) tearing up the paper (c) blaming the teacher (d) praising your effort
19. 19.📝 You scored 11 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
20. 20.True or false: if you wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.📝 You scored 43 out of 50 in a class test. What percentage is that?
22. 22.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote the right answer in the wrong box. (a) a misread question (b) a time problem (c) a careless slip (d) a concept gap
23. 23.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: comparing with friends? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
24. 24.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: never looking at it? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
25. 25.📝 In a test you lost 4 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?
26. 26.True or false: if you did not know how to find an average, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.📝 You scored 9 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up the subject (b) blaming the teacher (c) redoing wrong sums (d) never looking at it
29. 29.🔁 After the exam, should you discuss every answer with friends? (a) yes, for hours (b) yes, and worry (c) argue about each (d) no, rest and move on
30. 30.True or false: if you left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) asking about doubts (b) noting weak topics (c) hiding the paper (d) listing your mistakes
32. 32.📝 In a test you lost 2 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?
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.🔍 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 careless slip (d) a time problem
35. 35.🔁 Why redo the questions you got wrong? (a) to waste time (b) to copy answers (c) to change the mark (d) to fix the gap
36. 36.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: blaming the teacher? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
37. 37.📝 In a test you lost 1 mark 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?
38. 38.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) blaming the teacher (b) hiding the paper (c) giving up the subject (d) updating your plan
39. 39.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes. (a) a concept gap (b) a time problem (c) a careless slip (d) a misread question
40. 40.True or false: if you had never practised map questions, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True

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