Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 803 · 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 spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question. (a) a concept gap (b) a time problem (c) a misread question (d) a careless slip
2. 2.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) praising your effort (b) hiding the paper (c) giving up the subject (d) comparing with friends
3. 3.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You could not explain how a lever works. (a) a concept gap (b) a careless slip (c) a time problem (d) a misread question
4. 4.📝 In a test you lost 5 marks to careless slips, 6 to questions you ran out of time for and 2 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking about doubts (b) giving up the subject (c) updating your plan (d) listing your mistakes
6. 6.📝 In a test you lost 3 marks 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?
7. 7.🔍 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 time problem (d) a concept gap
8. 8.📝 You scored 44 out of 80 in a class test. What percentage is that?
9. 9.True or false: if you wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes, it is a misread question. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔁 You get your test paper back. What first? (a) hide it (b) throw it away (c) only see the mark (d) look at the mistakes
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the paper (b) tearing up the paper (c) redoing wrong sums (d) comparing with friends
12. 12.🔁 You keep losing marks for missing units. What helps? (a) skipping numbers (b) a unit check at the end (c) hoping for luck (d) writing faster
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) praising your effort (b) redoing wrong sums (c) asking about doubts (d) never looking at it
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tearing up the paper (b) asking about doubts (c) never looking at it (d) blaming the teacher
15. 15.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) updating your plan (c) listing your mistakes (d) comparing with friends
16. 16.🔁 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
17. 17.🔁 Where should you note your common mistakes? (a) in your head only (b) a mistakes notebook (c) on your hand (d) nowhere
18. 18.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) blaming the teacher (b) tearing up the paper (c) giving up the subject (d) listing your mistakes
19. 19.📝 You scored 36 out of 40 in a class test. What percentage is that?
20. 20.True or false: if you knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.📝 In a test you lost 2 marks to careless slips, 5 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listing your mistakes (b) praising your effort (c) blaming the teacher (d) asking about doubts
23. 23.📝 In a test you lost 3 marks to careless slips, 6 to questions you ran out of time for and 5 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) praising your effort (b) giving up the subject (c) hiding the paper (d) never looking at it
25. 25.📝 In a test you lost 6 marks to careless slips, 2 to questions you ran out of time for and 2 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
26. 26.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: noting weak topics? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
27. 27.True or false: if you left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out, it is a misread question. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.📝 You scored 14 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
29. 29.📝 You scored 64 out of 80 in a class test. What percentage is that?
30. 30.📝 In a test you lost 1 mark to careless slips, 5 to questions you ran out of time for and 6 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
31. 31.True or false: if you did not know how to find an average, it is a time problem. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.📝 You scored 12 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
33. 33.True or false: if you left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48. (a) a concept gap (b) a time problem (c) a careless slip (d) a misread question
35. 35.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) comparing with friends (b) never looking at it (c) giving up the subject (d) updating your plan
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listing your mistakes (b) tearing up the paper (c) never looking at it (d) hiding the paper
37. 37.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: updating your plan? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
38. 38.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) listing your mistakes (b) hiding the paper (c) asking about doubts (d) redoing wrong sums
39. 39.True or false: if you did not know how to find an average, it is a misread question. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔁 A low mark in one test means… (a) the end of the year (b) a chance to improve (c) quit the subject (d) you can never do it

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