Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 83 · 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) never looking at it (b) hiding the paper (c) giving up the subject (d) listing your mistakes
2. 2.True or false: if you could not explain how a lever works, it is a misread question. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔁 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
4. 4.📝 You scored 16 out of 40 in a class test. What percentage is that?
5. 5.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You gave three points when it asked for five. (a) a concept gap (b) a misread question (c) a careless slip (d) a time problem
6. 6.🔁 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
7. 7.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48. (a) a misread question (b) a concept gap (c) a careless slip (d) a time problem
8. 8.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: blaming the teacher? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
9. 9.📝 You scored 11 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
10. 10.🔁 Why redo the questions you got wrong? (a) to change the mark (b) to waste time (c) to fix the gap (d) to copy answers
11. 11.True or false: if you wrote the right answer in the wrong box, it is a misread question. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting weak topics (b) redoing wrong sums (c) praising your effort (d) blaming the teacher
13. 13.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: noting weak topics? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
14. 14.📝 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?
15. 15.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: tearing up the paper? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
16. 16.🔍 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 careless slip (d) a concept gap
17. 17.True or false: if you wrote the right answer in the wrong box, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.📝 In a test you lost 3 marks to careless slips, 6 to questions you ran out of time for and 7 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tearing up the paper (b) blaming the teacher (c) never looking at it (d) listing your mistakes
20. 20.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) updating your plan (b) listing your mistakes (c) asking about doubts (d) blaming the teacher
21. 21.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) tearing up the paper (b) comparing with friends (c) praising your effort (d) giving up the subject
22. 22.🔁 You get your test paper back. What first? (a) only see the mark (b) throw it away (c) hide it (d) look at the mistakes
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the paper (b) noting weak topics (c) asking about doubts (d) praising your effort
24. 24.True or false: if you spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: listing your mistakes? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
26. 26.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes. (a) a time problem (b) a concept gap (c) a careless slip (d) a misread question
27. 27.📝 In a test you lost 2 marks to careless slips, 2 to questions you ran out of time for and 5 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
28. 28.True or false: if you had never practised map questions, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.📝 In a test you lost 5 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?
30. 30.📝 In a test you lost 2 marks to careless slips, 6 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.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: comparing with friends? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
32. 32.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: praising your effort? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
33. 33.True or false: if you wrote the right answer in the wrong box, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) praising your effort (b) comparing with friends (c) noting weak topics (d) updating your plan
35. 35.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had never practised map questions. (a) a time problem (b) a concept gap (c) a misread question (d) a careless slip
36. 36.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) asking about doubts (b) noting weak topics (c) redoing wrong sums (d) comparing with friends
37. 37.📝 In a test you lost 4 marks to careless slips, 6 to questions you ran out of time for and 1 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) updating your plan (b) never looking at it (c) praising your effort (d) listing your mistakes
39. 39.📝 In a test you lost 2 marks to careless slips, 5 to questions you ran out of time for and 2 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
40. 40.📝 In a test you lost 1 mark to careless slips, 5 to questions you ran out of time for and 3 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?

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