Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 78 · 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.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes. (a) a careless slip (b) a time problem (c) a misread question (d) a concept gap
2. 2.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) giving up the subject (b) hiding the paper (c) listing your mistakes (d) tearing up the paper
3. 3.True or false: if you spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: tearing up the paper? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming the teacher (b) never looking at it (c) tearing up the paper (d) asking about doubts
6. 6.📝 You scored 22 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
7. 7.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) noting weak topics (b) hiding the paper (c) tearing up the paper (d) never looking at it
8. 8.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had never practised map questions. (a) a careless slip (b) a time problem (c) a misread question (d) a concept gap
9. 9.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: comparing with friends? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
10. 10.True or false: if you forgot to carry the 1 in an addition, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: listing your mistakes? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
12. 12.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: updating your plan? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
13. 13.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You did not know how to find an average. (a) a careless slip (b) a misread question (c) a concept gap (d) a time problem
14. 14.🔁 A low mark in one test means… (a) a chance to improve (b) quit the subject (c) you can never do it (d) the end of the year
15. 15.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) asking about doubts (b) never looking at it (c) tearing up the paper (d) blaming the teacher
16. 16.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote the right answer in the wrong box. (a) a concept gap (b) a misread question (c) a time problem (d) a careless slip
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) comparing with friends (b) updating your plan (c) blaming the teacher (d) giving up the subject
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the paper (b) blaming the teacher (c) giving up the subject (d) listing your mistakes
19. 19.📝 In a test you lost 2 marks to careless slips, 5 to questions you ran out of time for and 5 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
20. 20.📝 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?
21. 21.📝 You scored 21 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
22. 22.📝 In a test you lost 1 mark to careless slips, 1 to questions you ran out of time for and 7 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
23. 23.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: redoing wrong sums? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
24. 24.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You could not explain how a lever works. (a) a careless slip (b) a misread question (c) a concept gap (d) a time problem
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming the teacher (b) hiding the paper (c) praising your effort (d) comparing with friends
26. 26.True or false: if you wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes, it is a time problem. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listing your mistakes (b) noting weak topics (c) never looking at it (d) praising your effort
28. 28.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) blaming the teacher (b) never looking at it (c) updating your plan (d) hiding the paper
29. 29.📝 In a test you lost 5 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?
30. 30.📝 In a test you lost 1 mark to careless slips, 3 to questions you ran out of time for and 2 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
31. 31.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages. (a) a concept gap (b) a careless slip (c) a misread question (d) a time problem
32. 32.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: praising your effort? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
33. 33.📝 You scored 20 out of 40 in a class test. What percentage is that?
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the paper (b) comparing with friends (c) redoing wrong sums (d) tearing up the paper
35. 35.🔁 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
36. 36.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: blaming the teacher? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
37. 37.🔍 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
38. 38.📝 You scored 8 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
39. 39.🔍 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 careless slip (d) a concept gap
40. 40.True or false: if you did not know how to find an average, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False

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