Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 810 · 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.📝 In a test you lost 5 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?
2. 2.📝 You scored 22 out of 50 in a class test. What percentage is that?
3. 3.True or false: if you knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: hiding the paper? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tearing up the paper (b) blaming the teacher (c) asking about doubts (d) hiding the paper
6. 6.🔁 You keep losing marks for missing units. What helps? (a) writing faster (b) a unit check at the end (c) hoping for luck (d) skipping numbers
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) updating your plan (b) redoing wrong sums (c) never looking at it (d) noting weak topics
8. 8.True or false: if you wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: tearing up the paper? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
10. 10.📝 In a test you lost 3 marks to careless slips, 3 to questions you ran out of time for and 8 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
11. 11.📝 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?
12. 12.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) tearing up the paper (b) noting weak topics (c) praising your effort (d) updating your plan
13. 13.🔁 Where should you note your common mistakes? (a) a mistakes notebook (b) in your head only (c) nowhere (d) on your hand
14. 14.📝 You scored 40 out of 80 in a class test. What percentage is that?
15. 15.🔁 You get your test paper back. What first? (a) hide it (b) only see the mark (c) look at the mistakes (d) throw it away
16. 16.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out. (a) a careless slip (b) a misread question (c) a time problem (d) a concept gap
17. 17.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) hiding the paper (b) comparing with friends (c) never looking at it (d) redoing wrong sums
18. 18.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) comparing with friends (b) hiding the paper (c) noting weak topics (d) giving up the subject
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) asking about doubts (c) updating your plan (d) blaming the teacher
20. 20.True or false: if you had never practised map questions, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You could not explain how a lever works. (a) a careless slip (b) a time problem (c) a misread question (d) a concept gap
22. 22.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: listing your mistakes? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
23. 23.True or false: if you wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting weak topics (b) updating your plan (c) giving up the subject (d) listing your mistakes
25. 25.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages. (a) a misread question (b) a concept gap (c) a careless slip (d) a time problem
26. 26.📝 You scored 17 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
27. 27.📝 In a test you lost 1 mark to careless slips, 1 to questions you ran out of time for and 6 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
28. 28.True or false: if you forgot to carry the 1 in an addition, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming the teacher (b) giving up the subject (c) praising your effort (d) never looking at it
30. 30.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48. (a) a careless slip (b) a misread question (c) a time problem (d) a concept gap
31. 31.True or false: if you could not explain how a lever works, it is a misread question. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔁 After the exam, should you discuss every answer with friends? (a) yes, and worry (b) argue about each (c) no, rest and move on (d) yes, for hours
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting weak topics (b) listing your mistakes (c) comparing with friends (d) praising your effort
34. 34.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes. (a) a time problem (b) a careless slip (c) a concept gap (d) a misread question
35. 35.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: praising your effort? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
36. 36.🔁 A low mark in one test means… (a) a chance to improve (b) the end of the year (c) you can never do it (d) quit the subject
37. 37.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: comparing with friends? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
38. 38.True or false: if you forgot to carry the 1 in an addition, it is a misread question. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had never practised map questions. (a) a time problem (b) a concept gap (c) a careless slip (d) a misread question
40. 40.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You did not know how to find an average. (a) a misread question (b) a concept gap (c) a careless slip (d) a time problem

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