Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 783 · 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.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: tearing up the paper? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
2. 2.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) praising your effort (b) noting weak topics (c) tearing up the paper (d) listing your mistakes
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) praising your effort (b) hiding the paper (c) tearing up the paper (d) comparing with friends
4. 4.True or false: if you knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.📝 In a test you lost 6 marks to careless slips, 5 to questions you ran out of time for and 7 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
6. 6.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out. (a) a concept gap (b) a careless slip (c) a misread question (d) a time problem
7. 7.📝 In a test you lost 3 marks to careless slips, 4 to questions you ran out of time for and 7 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
8. 8.🔍 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
9. 9.True or false: if you had never practised map questions, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.📝 You scored 12 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
11. 11.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You could not explain how a lever works. (a) a careless slip (b) a misread question (c) a time problem (d) a concept gap
12. 12.📝 You scored 40 out of 50 in a class test. What percentage is that?
13. 13.🔁 Where should you note your common mistakes? (a) nowhere (b) in your head only (c) a mistakes notebook (d) on your hand
14. 14.True or false: if you left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: if you did not know how to find an average, it is a misread question. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.📝 You scored 26 out of 50 in a class test. What percentage is that?
17. 17.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: asking about doubts? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
18. 18.🔁 A low mark in one test means… (a) quit the subject (b) a chance to improve (c) the end of the year (d) you can never do it
19. 19.📝 You scored 16 out of 40 in a class test. What percentage is that?
20. 20.📝 In a test you lost 1 mark to careless slips, 6 to questions you ran out of time for and 6 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
21. 21.🔍 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
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up the subject (b) hiding the paper (c) tearing up the paper (d) asking about doubts
23. 23.📝 You scored 28 out of 50 in a class test. What percentage is that?
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) listing your mistakes (c) asking about doubts (d) giving up the subject
25. 25.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) giving up the subject (b) asking about doubts (c) listing your mistakes (d) praising your effort
26. 26.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) praising your effort (b) redoing wrong sums (c) updating your plan (d) never looking at it
27. 27.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question. (a) a time problem (b) a concept gap (c) a careless slip (d) a misread question
28. 28.🔁 After the exam, should you discuss every answer with friends? (a) argue about each (b) yes, and worry (c) no, rest and move on (d) yes, for hours
29. 29.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) comparing with friends (b) hiding the paper (c) never looking at it (d) listing your mistakes
30. 30.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: comparing with friends? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
31. 31.📝 You scored 26 out of 40 in a class test. What percentage is that?
32. 32.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) blaming the teacher (b) asking about doubts (c) noting weak topics (d) listing your mistakes
33. 33.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: praising your effort? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
34. 34.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) hiding the paper (b) comparing with friends (c) never looking at it (d) praising your effort
35. 35.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) updating your plan (b) hiding the paper (c) asking about doubts (d) listing your mistakes
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listing your mistakes (b) never looking at it (c) giving up the subject (d) comparing with friends
37. 37.🔁 You keep losing marks for missing units. What helps? (a) hoping for luck (b) writing faster (c) a unit check at the end (d) skipping numbers
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) comparing with friends (c) praising your effort (d) asking about doubts
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never looking at it (b) redoing wrong sums (c) praising your effort (d) updating your plan
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up the subject (b) noting weak topics (c) tearing up the paper (d) hiding the paper

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