Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 837 · 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 6 marks 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?
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) updating your plan (b) tearing up the paper (c) asking about doubts (d) redoing wrong sums
3. 3.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote the right answer in the wrong box. (a) a time problem (b) a careless slip (c) a concept gap (d) a misread question
4. 4.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: never looking at it? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
5. 5.🔁 You get your test paper back. What first? (a) throw it away (b) hide it (c) look at the mistakes (d) only see the mark
6. 6.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: updating your plan? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
7. 7.True or false: if you wrote the right answer in the wrong box, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You forgot to carry the 1 in an addition. (a) a careless slip (b) a misread question (c) a concept gap (d) a time problem
9. 9.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question. (a) a time problem (b) a concept gap (c) a careless slip (d) a misread question
10. 10.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) updating your plan (c) hiding the paper (d) noting weak topics
11. 11.📝 You scored 56 out of 80 in a class test. What percentage is that?
12. 12.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) never looking at it (b) asking about doubts (c) tearing up the paper (d) giving up the subject
13. 13.True or false: if you wrote the right answer in the wrong box, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) praising your effort (b) blaming the teacher (c) listing your mistakes (d) updating your plan
15. 15.True or false: if you gave three points when it asked for five, it is a misread question. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had no time to finish the essay. (a) a misread question (b) a time problem (c) a concept gap (d) a careless slip
17. 17.📝 You scored 16 out of 40 in a class test. What percentage is that?
18. 18.🔁 Where should you note your common mistakes? (a) in your head only (b) a mistakes notebook (c) nowhere (d) on your hand
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tearing up the paper (b) hiding the paper (c) redoing wrong sums (d) comparing with friends
20. 20.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You gave three points when it asked for five. (a) a careless slip (b) a time problem (c) a concept gap (d) a misread question
21. 21.True or false: if you spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.📝 You scored 60 out of 80 in a class test. What percentage is that?
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) comparing with friends (b) updating your plan (c) noting weak topics (d) redoing wrong sums
24. 24.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: comparing with friends? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
25. 25.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) asking about doubts (b) updating your plan (c) tearing up the paper (d) listing your mistakes
26. 26.True or false: if you had no time to finish the essay, it is a time problem. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) asking about doubts (b) praising your effort (c) blaming the teacher (d) redoing wrong sums
28. 28.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) never looking at it (b) noting weak topics (c) comparing with friends (d) giving up the subject
29. 29.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: noting weak topics? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
30. 30.📝 You scored 46 out of 50 in a class test. What percentage is that?
31. 31.📝 You scored 28 out of 80 in a class test. What percentage is that?
32. 32.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: redoing wrong sums? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) updating your plan (b) never looking at it (c) listing your mistakes (d) noting weak topics
34. 34.True or false: if you gave three points when it asked for five, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) never looking at it (c) hiding the paper (d) comparing with friends
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) asking about doubts (c) hiding the paper (d) praising your effort
37. 37.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) hiding the paper (b) comparing with friends (c) tearing up the paper (d) praising your effort
38. 38.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages. (a) a misread question (b) a careless slip (c) a concept gap (d) a time problem
39. 39.🔁 You keep losing marks for missing units. What helps? (a) hoping for luck (b) writing faster (c) a unit check at the end (d) skipping numbers
40. 40.🔁 After the exam, should you discuss every answer with friends? (a) argue about each (b) no, rest and move on (c) yes, and worry (d) yes, for hours

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