Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 747 · 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) blaming the teacher (b) hiding the paper (c) tearing up the paper (d) updating your plan
2. 2.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) listing your mistakes (b) noting weak topics (c) updating your plan (d) giving up the subject
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up the subject (b) tearing up the paper (c) redoing wrong sums (d) hiding the paper
4. 4.🔁 After the exam, should you discuss every answer with friends? (a) yes, and worry (b) yes, for hours (c) no, rest and move on (d) argue about each
5. 5.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) tearing up the paper (b) redoing wrong sums (c) hiding the paper (d) comparing with friends
6. 6.📝 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?
7. 7.True or false: if you had no time to finish the essay, it is a misread question. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: giving up the subject? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
9. 9.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You gave three points when it asked for five. (a) a careless slip (b) a misread question (c) a time problem (d) a concept gap
10. 10.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: hiding the paper? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
11. 11.📝 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?
12. 12.📝 You scored 28 out of 80 in a class test. What percentage is that?
13. 13.📝 You scored 13 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
14. 14.True or false: if you spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question, it is a misread question. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You could not explain how a lever works. (a) a time problem (b) a misread question (c) a concept gap (d) a careless slip
16. 16.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) listing your mistakes (b) never looking at it (c) asking about doubts (d) redoing wrong sums
17. 17.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: tearing up the paper? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
18. 18.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out. (a) a time problem (b) a concept gap (c) a misread question (d) a careless slip
19. 19.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had no time to finish the essay. (a) a careless slip (b) a concept gap (c) a time problem (d) a misread question
20. 20.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: redoing wrong sums? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
21. 21.🔁 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
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting weak topics (b) asking about doubts (c) hiding the paper (d) praising your effort
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking about doubts (b) noting weak topics (c) redoing wrong sums (d) tearing up the paper
24. 24.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) praising your effort (b) tearing up the paper (c) blaming the teacher (d) never looking at it
25. 25.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages. (a) a misread question (b) a careless slip (c) a concept gap (d) a time problem
26. 26.🔁 You keep losing marks for missing units. What helps? (a) hoping for luck (b) skipping numbers (c) a unit check at the end (d) writing faster
27. 27.📝 You scored 20 out of 40 in a class test. What percentage is that?
28. 28.📝 You scored 16 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
29. 29.🔁 Where should you note your common mistakes? (a) on your hand (b) a mistakes notebook (c) nowhere (d) in your head only
30. 30.🔁 Why redo the questions you got wrong? (a) to waste time (b) to fix the gap (c) to copy answers (d) to change the mark
31. 31.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) asking about doubts (b) hiding the paper (c) redoing wrong sums (d) updating your plan
32. 32.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: praising your effort? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
33. 33.📝 You scored 37 out of 50 in a class test. What percentage is that?
34. 34.🔁 You get your test paper back. What first? (a) hide it (b) only see the mark (c) look at the mistakes (d) throw it away
35. 35.🔍 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
36. 36.True or false: if you left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You did not know how to find an average. (a) a misread question (b) a concept gap (c) a careless slip (d) a time problem
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) praising your effort (c) asking about doubts (d) never looking at it
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) listing your mistakes (c) blaming the teacher (d) asking about doubts
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up the subject (b) listing your mistakes (c) comparing with friends (d) never looking at it

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