Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 84 · 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 wrote the right answer in the wrong box. (a) a careless slip (b) a misread question (c) a time problem (d) a concept gap
2. 2.🔁 Where should you note your common mistakes? (a) a mistakes notebook (b) on your hand (c) in your head only (d) nowhere
3. 3.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had never practised map questions. (a) a concept gap (b) a time problem (c) a careless slip (d) a misread question
4. 4.True or false: if you forgot to carry the 1 in an addition, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: listing your mistakes? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
6. 6.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: blaming the teacher? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
7. 7.🔁 After the exam, should you discuss every answer with friends? (a) argue about each (b) no, rest and move on (c) yes, for hours (d) yes, and worry
8. 8.📝 You scored 29 out of 50 in a class test. What percentage is that?
9. 9.📝 You scored 16 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never looking at it (b) asking about doubts (c) updating your plan (d) listing your mistakes
11. 11.True or false: if you left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out, it is a time problem. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: if you gave three points when it asked for five, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) updating your plan (b) tearing up the paper (c) noting weak topics (d) asking about doubts
14. 14.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You forgot to carry the 1 in an addition. (a) a concept gap (b) a time problem (c) a careless slip (d) a misread question
15. 15.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages. (a) a time problem (b) a careless slip (c) a misread question (d) a concept gap
16. 16.True or false: if you knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.📝 You scored 9 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
18. 18.🔁 You keep losing marks for missing units. What helps? (a) hoping for luck (b) a unit check at the end (c) writing faster (d) skipping numbers
19. 19.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You could not explain how a lever works. (a) a concept gap (b) a time problem (c) a careless slip (d) a misread question
20. 20.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had no time to finish the essay. (a) a careless slip (b) a time problem (c) a misread question (d) a concept gap
21. 21.🔁 You get your test paper back. What first? (a) throw it away (b) only see the mark (c) hide it (d) look at the mistakes
22. 22.📝 In a test you lost 2 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?
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) asking about doubts (b) redoing wrong sums (c) updating your plan (d) hiding the paper
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) updating your plan (b) praising your effort (c) asking about doubts (d) blaming the teacher
26. 26.📝 You scored 13 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
27. 27.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) blaming the teacher (b) comparing with friends (c) hiding the paper (d) listing your mistakes
28. 28.📝 In a test you lost 5 marks 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?
29. 29.📝 You scored 8 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
30. 30.🔍 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 concept gap (d) a careless slip
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the paper (b) redoing wrong sums (c) noting weak topics (d) asking about doubts
32. 32.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) listing your mistakes (b) praising your effort (c) never looking at it (d) redoing wrong sums
33. 33.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: noting weak topics? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
34. 34.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: redoing wrong sums? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
35. 35.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: updating your plan? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
36. 36.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) noting weak topics (b) tearing up the paper (c) never looking at it (d) comparing with friends
37. 37.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You did not know how to find an average. (a) a time problem (b) a concept gap (c) a careless slip (d) a misread question
38. 38.📝 In a test you lost 4 marks to careless slips, 1 to questions you ran out of time for and 4 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tearing up the paper (b) listing your mistakes (c) asking about doubts (d) redoing wrong sums
40. 40.📝 In a test you lost 4 marks to careless slips, 5 to questions you ran out of time for and 6 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?

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