Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 74 · 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 an unhelpful step after a test? (a) listing your mistakes (b) blaming the teacher (c) praising your effort (d) asking about doubts
2. 2.🔁 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
3. 3.📝 In a test you lost 4 marks to careless slips, 3 to questions you ran out of time for and 6 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
4. 4.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) tearing up the paper (b) redoing wrong sums (c) praising your effort (d) asking about doubts
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking about doubts (b) tearing up the paper (c) giving up the subject (d) comparing with friends
6. 6.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) hiding the paper (b) never looking at it (c) redoing wrong sums (d) giving up the subject
7. 7.True or false: if you had never practised map questions, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔁 A low mark in one test means… (a) a chance to improve (b) the end of the year (c) quit the subject (d) you can never do it
9. 9.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: tearing up the paper? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the paper (b) giving up the subject (c) noting weak topics (d) tearing up the paper
11. 11.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) listing your mistakes (b) redoing wrong sums (c) asking about doubts (d) hiding the paper
12. 12.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had never practised map questions. (a) a time problem (b) a misread question (c) a concept gap (d) a careless slip
13. 13.📝 You scored 34 out of 50 in a class test. What percentage is that?
14. 14.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) comparing with friends (b) giving up the subject (c) updating your plan (d) blaming the teacher
15. 15.🔍 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 time problem (d) a concept gap
16. 16.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You did not know how to find an average. (a) a misread question (b) a time problem (c) a concept gap (d) a careless slip
17. 17.📝 You scored 18 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
18. 18.True or false: if you spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.📝 You scored 30 out of 40 in a class test. What percentage is that?
20. 20.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: hiding the paper? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
21. 21.📝 In a test you lost 6 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?
22. 22.True or false: if you wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: if you knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting weak topics (b) listing your mistakes (c) redoing wrong sums (d) hiding the paper
25. 25.True or false: if you forgot to carry the 1 in an addition, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.📝 In a test you lost 6 marks to careless slips, 3 to questions you ran out of time for and 4 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
27. 27.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: giving up the subject? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
28. 28.📝 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?
29. 29.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out. (a) a concept gap (b) a time problem (c) a careless slip (d) a misread question
30. 30.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: listing your mistakes? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
31. 31.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) asking about doubts (b) hiding the paper (c) blaming the teacher (d) tearing up the paper
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never looking at it (b) tearing up the paper (c) updating your plan (d) hiding the paper
33. 33.True or false: if you did not know how to find an average, it is a misread question. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: if you could not explain how a lever works, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.📝 You scored 11 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
36. 36.📝 In a test you lost 1 mark to careless slips, 2 to questions you ran out of time for and 8 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) updating your plan (b) redoing wrong sums (c) listing your mistakes (d) never looking at it
38. 38.🔁 You keep losing marks for missing units. What helps? (a) writing faster (b) a unit check at the end (c) hoping for luck (d) skipping numbers
39. 39.🔁 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
40. 40.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: comparing with friends? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step

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