Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 819 · 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 did not know how to find an average. (a) a time problem (b) a misread question (c) a concept gap (d) a careless slip
2. 2.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You could not explain how a lever works. (a) a careless slip (b) a concept gap (c) a time problem (d) a misread question
3. 3.📝 You scored 12 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
4. 4.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) praising your effort (b) noting weak topics (c) asking about doubts (d) hiding the paper
5. 5.📝 You scored 47 out of 50 in a class test. What percentage is that?
6. 6.🔁 After the exam, should you discuss every answer with friends? (a) yes, for hours (b) yes, and worry (c) argue about each (d) no, rest and move on
7. 7.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: listing your mistakes? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
8. 8.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) hiding the paper (b) noting weak topics (c) comparing with friends (d) giving up the subject
9. 9.📝 You scored 25 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
10. 10.🔁 A low mark in one test means… (a) you can never do it (b) the end of the year (c) quit the subject (d) a chance to improve
11. 11.🔁 Why redo the questions you got wrong? (a) to copy answers (b) to waste time (c) to fix the gap (d) to change the mark
12. 12.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: updating your plan? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
13. 13.True or false: if you had never practised map questions, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔁 You get your test paper back. What first? (a) look at the mistakes (b) throw it away (c) only see the mark (d) hide it
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) updating your plan (b) tearing up the paper (c) praising your effort (d) redoing wrong sums
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) comparing with friends (b) blaming the teacher (c) never looking at it (d) noting weak topics
17. 17.📝 In a test you lost 5 marks to careless slips, 4 to questions you ran out of time for and 4 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
18. 18.🔍 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 misread question (d) a careless slip
19. 19.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: praising your effort? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
20. 20.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: tearing up the paper? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
21. 21.📝 In a test you lost 6 marks to careless slips, 4 to questions you ran out of time for and 3 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
22. 22.True or false: if you wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes, it is a misread question. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: redoing wrong sums? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
24. 24.📝 You scored 28 out of 80 in a class test. What percentage is that?
25. 25.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes. (a) a misread question (b) a time problem (c) a careless slip (d) a concept gap
26. 26.📝 You scored 11 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) listing your mistakes (c) never looking at it (d) noting weak topics
28. 28.📝 In a test you lost 2 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?
29. 29.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had no time to finish the essay. (a) a time problem (b) a careless slip (c) a concept gap (d) a misread question
30. 30.🔁 Where should you note your common mistakes? (a) a mistakes notebook (b) nowhere (c) in your head only (d) on your hand
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) giving up the subject (c) updating your plan (d) asking about doubts
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the paper (b) redoing wrong sums (c) never looking at it (d) giving up the subject
33. 33.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) tearing up the paper (b) listing your mistakes (c) praising your effort (d) asking about doubts
34. 34.📝 You scored 18 out of 50 in a class test. What percentage is that?
35. 35.True or false: if you spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: if you knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.📝 You scored 14 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
38. 38.📝 In a test you lost 2 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?
39. 39.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: hiding the paper? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
40. 40.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: noting weak topics? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step

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