Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 729 · 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) redoing wrong sums (b) never looking at it (c) giving up the subject (d) tearing up the paper
2. 2.True or false: if you had never practised map questions, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: if you wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: blaming the teacher? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
5. 5.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) comparing with friends (b) hiding the paper (c) listing your mistakes (d) never looking at it
6. 6.True or false: if you had no time to finish the essay, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: if you could not explain how a lever works, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: redoing wrong sums? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) praising your effort (b) blaming the teacher (c) never looking at it (d) giving up the subject
10. 10.📝 In a test you lost 2 marks 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?
11. 11.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) never looking at it (b) listing your mistakes (c) redoing wrong sums (d) praising your effort
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tearing up the paper (b) comparing with friends (c) never looking at it (d) asking about doubts
13. 13.🔁 A low mark in one test means… (a) you can never do it (b) quit the subject (c) a chance to improve (d) the end of the year
14. 14.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You did not know how to find an average. (a) a time problem (b) a misread question (c) a careless slip (d) a concept gap
15. 15.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) blaming the teacher (b) comparing with friends (c) asking about doubts (d) giving up the subject
16. 16.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: listing your mistakes? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
17. 17.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) tearing up the paper (c) updating your plan (d) listing your mistakes
18. 18.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) noting weak topics (b) hiding the paper (c) listing your mistakes (d) asking about doubts
19. 19.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You gave three points when it asked for five. (a) a misread question (b) a careless slip (c) a concept gap (d) a time problem
20. 20.📝 You scored 14 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) listing your mistakes (c) asking about doubts (d) hiding the paper
22. 22.🔁 Why redo the questions you got wrong? (a) to copy answers (b) to change the mark (c) to fix the gap (d) to waste time
23. 23.🔁 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
24. 24.📝 In a test you lost 2 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?
25. 25.🔁 Where should you note your common mistakes? (a) on your hand (b) nowhere (c) a mistakes notebook (d) in your head only
26. 26.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote the right answer in the wrong box. (a) a misread question (b) a concept gap (c) a careless slip (d) a time problem
27. 27.True or false: if you spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) praising your effort (b) updating your plan (c) noting weak topics (d) tearing up the paper
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up the subject (b) updating your plan (c) tearing up the paper (d) comparing with friends
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up the subject (b) noting weak topics (c) never looking at it (d) hiding the paper
31. 31.📝 In a test you lost 4 marks to careless slips, 4 to questions you ran out of time for and 5 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
32. 32.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) comparing with friends (b) blaming the teacher (c) praising your effort (d) tearing up the paper
33. 33.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: hiding the paper? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
34. 34.📝 In a test you lost 3 marks to careless slips, 5 to questions you ran out of time for and 8 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
35. 35.📝 You scored 24 out of 50 in a class test. What percentage is that?
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) comparing with friends (b) never looking at it (c) listing your mistakes (d) blaming the teacher
37. 37.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48. (a) a careless slip (b) a concept gap (c) a time problem (d) a misread question
38. 38.📝 In a test you lost 3 marks to careless slips, 1 to questions you ran out of time for and 1 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
39. 39.True or false: if you spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You forgot to carry the 1 in an addition. (a) a misread question (b) a careless slip (c) a time problem (d) a concept gap

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