Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 806 · 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.📝 You scored 20 out of 50 in a class test. What percentage is that?
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tearing up the paper (b) noting weak topics (c) redoing wrong sums (d) listing your mistakes
3. 3.🔁 Where should you note your common mistakes? (a) on your hand (b) a mistakes notebook (c) nowhere (d) in your head only
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) praising your effort (b) giving up the subject (c) tearing up the paper (d) never looking at it
5. 5.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) praising your effort (b) listing your mistakes (c) giving up the subject (d) noting weak topics
6. 6.True or false: if you knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up the subject (b) listing your mistakes (c) praising your effort (d) asking about doubts
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the paper (b) praising your effort (c) listing your mistakes (d) noting weak topics
9. 9.📝 In a test you lost 1 mark 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?
10. 10.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You did not know how to find an average. (a) a concept gap (b) a careless slip (c) a misread question (d) a time problem
11. 11.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question. (a) a time problem (b) a misread question (c) a concept gap (d) a careless slip
12. 12.📝 In a test you lost 4 marks to careless slips, 3 to questions you ran out of time for and 3 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
13. 13.📝 You scored 34 out of 50 in a class test. What percentage is that?
14. 14.📝 You scored 23 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
15. 15.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48. (a) a concept gap (b) a misread question (c) a careless slip (d) a time problem
16. 16.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: tearing up the paper? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
17. 17.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) asking about doubts (b) noting weak topics (c) tearing up the paper (d) updating your plan
18. 18.🔍 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
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up the subject (b) never looking at it (c) asking about doubts (d) hiding the paper
20. 20.📝 You scored 15 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
21. 21.📝 In a test you lost 1 mark 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?
22. 22.🔁 You get your test paper back. What first? (a) look at the mistakes (b) throw it away (c) hide it (d) only see the mark
23. 23.True or false: if you had no time to finish the essay, it is a time problem. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) never looking at it (b) listing your mistakes (c) praising your effort (d) noting weak topics
25. 25.🔁 After the exam, should you discuss every answer with friends? (a) yes, and worry (b) no, rest and move on (c) yes, for hours (d) argue about each
26. 26.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: giving up the subject? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
27. 27.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes. (a) a concept gap (b) a time problem (c) a misread question (d) a careless slip
28. 28.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: comparing with friends? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
29. 29.🔁 You keep losing marks for missing units. What helps? (a) hoping for luck (b) a unit check at the end (c) skipping numbers (d) writing faster
30. 30.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: noting weak topics? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
31. 31.True or false: if you forgot to carry the 1 in an addition, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.📝 In a test you lost 1 mark to careless slips, 6 to questions you ran out of time for and 4 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
33. 33.📝 You scored 11 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
34. 34.True or false: if you wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: updating your plan? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
36. 36.🔁 A low mark in one test means… (a) you can never do it (b) a chance to improve (c) the end of the year (d) quit the subject
37. 37.True or false: if you did not know how to find an average, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.📝 In a test you lost 1 mark to careless slips, 1 to questions you ran out of time for and 8 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
39. 39.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) giving up the subject (b) hiding the paper (c) comparing with friends (d) noting weak topics
40. 40.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: blaming the teacher? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step

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