Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 841 · 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.📝 You scored 25 out of 50 in a class test. What percentage is that?
2. 2.True or false: if you forgot to carry the 1 in an addition, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔁 You get your test paper back. What first? (a) throw it away (b) look at the mistakes (c) hide it (d) only see the mark
4. 4.True or false: if you left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: comparing with friends? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
6. 6.📝 In a test you lost 1 mark to careless slips, 6 to questions you ran out of time for and 8 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
7. 7.📝 In a test you lost 2 marks to careless slips, 6 to questions you ran out of time for and 2 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
8. 8.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: tearing up the paper? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
9. 9.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: blaming the teacher? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
10. 10.🔁 After the exam, should you discuss every answer with friends? (a) argue about each (b) yes, for hours (c) yes, and worry (d) no, rest and move on
11. 11.🔍 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
12. 12.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You could not explain how a lever works. (a) a misread question (b) a time problem (c) a careless slip (d) a concept gap
13. 13.True or false: if you did not know how to find an average, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: praising your effort? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
15. 15.📝 In a test you lost 6 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?
16. 16.True or false: if you gave three points when it asked for five, it is a misread question. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: asking about doubts? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
18. 18.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) hiding the paper (b) never looking at it (c) tearing up the paper (d) listing your mistakes
19. 19.🔁 Why redo the questions you got wrong? (a) to fix the gap (b) to change the mark (c) to copy answers (d) to waste time
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) comparing with friends (b) hiding the paper (c) never looking at it (d) asking about doubts
21. 21.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes. (a) a careless slip (b) a time problem (c) a misread question (d) a concept gap
22. 22.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) noting weak topics (b) asking about doubts (c) praising your effort (d) giving up the subject
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming the teacher (b) noting weak topics (c) updating your plan (d) asking about doubts
24. 24.📝 In a test you lost 5 marks to careless slips, 3 to questions you ran out of time for and 7 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
25. 25.True or false: if you had no time to finish the essay, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔁 A low mark in one test means… (a) the end of the year (b) you can never do it (c) a chance to improve (d) quit the subject
27. 27.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) updating your plan (b) tearing up the paper (c) hiding the paper (d) comparing with friends
28. 28.True or false: if you forgot to carry the 1 in an addition, it is a misread question. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: updating your plan? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
30. 30.True or false: if you wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.📝 In a test you lost 2 marks to careless slips, 1 to questions you ran out of time for and 8 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
32. 32.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out. (a) a misread question (b) a concept gap (c) a careless slip (d) a time problem
33. 33.📝 In a test you lost 3 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?
34. 34.📝 You scored 7 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
35. 35.🔁 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
36. 36.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) blaming the teacher (b) comparing with friends (c) redoing wrong sums (d) tearing up the paper
37. 37.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had never practised map questions. (a) a misread question (b) a concept gap (c) a time problem (d) a careless slip
38. 38.📝 You scored 32 out of 80 in a class test. What percentage is that?
39. 39.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) tearing up the paper (b) giving up the subject (c) noting weak topics (d) comparing with friends
40. 40.True or false: if you spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question, it is a misread question. (a) True (b) False

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