Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 840 · 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.True or false: if you had never practised map questions, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) never looking at it (b) giving up the subject (c) tearing up the paper (d) listing your mistakes
3. 3.📝 In a test you lost 3 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?
4. 4.True or false: if you left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out, it is a time problem. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: if you left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out, it is a misread question. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming the teacher (b) redoing wrong sums (c) comparing with friends (d) tearing up the paper
7. 7.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: blaming the teacher? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
8. 8.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: redoing wrong sums? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
9. 9.📝 You scored 37 out of 50 in a class test. What percentage is that?
10. 10.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) hiding the paper (b) tearing up the paper (c) noting weak topics (d) giving up the subject
11. 11.True or false: if you wrote the right answer in the wrong box, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You gave three points when it asked for five. (a) a misread question (b) a concept gap (c) a time problem (d) a careless slip
13. 13.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You could not explain how a lever works. (a) a concept gap (b) a time problem (c) a misread question (d) a careless slip
14. 14.True or false: if you forgot to carry the 1 in an addition, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes. (a) a careless slip (b) a misread question (c) a time problem (d) a concept gap
16. 16.📝 You scored 36 out of 40 in a class test. What percentage is that?
17. 17.True or false: if you could not explain how a lever works, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: if you spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.📝 You scored 34 out of 40 in a class test. What percentage is that?
20. 20.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: never looking at it? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
21. 21.🔁 Where should you note your common mistakes? (a) on your hand (b) a mistakes notebook (c) in your head only (d) nowhere
22. 22.True or false: if you gave three points when it asked for five, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.📝 You scored 56 out of 80 in a class test. What percentage is that?
24. 24.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You did not know how to find an average. (a) a time problem (b) a careless slip (c) a concept gap (d) a misread question
25. 25.📝 You scored 8 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) updating your plan (c) never looking at it (d) noting weak topics
27. 27.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) listing your mistakes (b) giving up the subject (c) asking about doubts (d) praising your effort
28. 28.📝 In a test you lost 6 marks to careless slips, 6 to questions you ran out of time for and 3 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
29. 29.🔁 You keep losing marks for missing units. What helps? (a) skipping numbers (b) hoping for luck (c) writing faster (d) a unit check at the end
30. 30.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: praising your effort? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
31. 31.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: comparing with friends? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
32. 32.🔁 A low mark in one test means… (a) the end of the year (b) a chance to improve (c) quit the subject (d) you can never do it
33. 33.📝 You scored 44 out of 50 in a class test. What percentage is that?
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) praising your effort (b) giving up the subject (c) listing your mistakes (d) redoing wrong sums
35. 35.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had never practised map questions. (a) a careless slip (b) a time problem (c) a concept gap (d) a misread question
36. 36.🔍 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
37. 37.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote the right answer in the wrong box. (a) a careless slip (b) a concept gap (c) a misread question (d) a time problem
38. 38.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) hiding the paper (b) comparing with friends (c) praising your effort (d) blaming the teacher
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) updating your plan (b) redoing wrong sums (c) asking about doubts (d) tearing up the paper
40. 40.🔍 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

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