Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 796 · 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) hiding the paper (b) blaming the teacher (c) never looking at it (d) redoing wrong sums
2. 2.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: tearing up the paper? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
3. 3.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had never practised map questions. (a) a careless slip (b) a misread question (c) a time problem (d) a concept gap
4. 4.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages. (a) a careless slip (b) a concept gap (c) a misread question (d) a time problem
5. 5.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) listing your mistakes (b) asking about doubts (c) praising your effort (d) never looking at it
6. 6.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You forgot to carry the 1 in an addition. (a) a time problem (b) a concept gap (c) a careless slip (d) a misread question
7. 7.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) comparing with friends (b) updating your plan (c) noting weak topics (d) redoing wrong sums
8. 8.📝 In a test you lost 1 mark to careless slips, 2 to questions you ran out of time for and 3 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
9. 9.🔁 A low mark in one test means… (a) a chance to improve (b) you can never do it (c) quit the subject (d) the end of the year
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking about doubts (b) redoing wrong sums (c) listing your mistakes (d) tearing up the paper
11. 11.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) listing your mistakes (b) blaming the teacher (c) noting weak topics (d) asking about doubts
12. 12.📝 You scored 8 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never looking at it (b) tearing up the paper (c) hiding the paper (d) asking about doubts
14. 14.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: redoing wrong sums? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
15. 15.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: praising your effort? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) praising your effort (b) giving up the subject (c) never looking at it (d) blaming the teacher
17. 17.🔍 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 time problem (d) a misread question
18. 18.🔁 You keep losing marks for missing units. What helps? (a) skipping numbers (b) writing faster (c) hoping for luck (d) a unit check at the end
19. 19.📝 You scored 72 out of 80 in a class test. What percentage is that?
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) comparing with friends (b) redoing wrong sums (c) noting weak topics (d) asking about doubts
21. 21.📝 In a test you lost 2 marks to careless slips, 2 to questions you ran out of time for and 1 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
22. 22.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) hiding the paper (b) listing your mistakes (c) noting weak topics (d) updating your plan
23. 23.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) hiding the paper (b) never looking at it (c) praising your effort (d) blaming the teacher
24. 24.True or false: if you spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: comparing with friends? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
26. 26.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: giving up the subject? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
27. 27.True or false: if you knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: never looking at it? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
29. 29.🔍 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
30. 30.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: listing your mistakes? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting weak topics (b) hiding the paper (c) tearing up the paper (d) never looking at it
32. 32.🔁 Where should you note your common mistakes? (a) nowhere (b) on your hand (c) in your head only (d) a mistakes notebook
33. 33.🔍 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
34. 34.📝 In a test you lost 5 marks to careless slips, 1 to questions you ran out of time for and 2 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
35. 35.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) noting weak topics (b) asking about doubts (c) updating your plan (d) giving up the subject
36. 36.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) updating your plan (b) tearing up the paper (c) asking about doubts (d) praising your effort
37. 37.📝 In a test you lost 6 marks to careless slips, 1 to questions you ran out of time for and 2 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
38. 38.True or false: if you did not know how to find an average, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question. (a) a concept gap (b) a time problem (c) a careless slip (d) a misread question
40. 40.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) never looking at it (b) blaming the teacher (c) noting weak topics (d) hiding the paper

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