Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 850 · 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 50 out of 50 in a class test. What percentage is that?
2. 2.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: giving up the subject? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
3. 3.True or false: if you could not explain how a lever works, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: blaming the teacher? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
5. 5.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes. (a) a concept gap (b) a misread question (c) a careless slip (d) a time problem
6. 6.True or false: if you wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.📝 You scored 14 out of 40 in a class test. What percentage is that?
8. 8.🔁 You get your test paper back. What first? (a) look at the mistakes (b) throw it away (c) hide it (d) only see the mark
9. 9.📝 You scored 24 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
10. 10.🔁 Where should you note your common mistakes? (a) nowhere (b) on your hand (c) in your head only (d) a mistakes notebook
11. 11.📝 In a test you lost 3 marks to careless slips, 2 to questions you ran out of time for and 6 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) praising your effort (b) comparing with friends (c) updating your plan (d) noting weak topics
13. 13.True or false: if you gave three points when it asked for five, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) blaming the teacher (b) redoing wrong sums (c) never looking at it (d) comparing with friends
15. 15.📝 In a test you lost 2 marks 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?
16. 16.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) updating your plan (b) noting weak topics (c) redoing wrong sums (d) hiding the paper
17. 17.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) updating your plan (b) comparing with friends (c) listing your mistakes (d) redoing wrong sums
18. 18.True or false: if you left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out, it is a misread question. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48. (a) a concept gap (b) a misread question (c) a careless slip (d) a time problem
20. 20.True or false: if you forgot to carry the 1 in an addition, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔁 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
22. 22.True or false: if you knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming the teacher (b) hiding the paper (c) praising your effort (d) tearing up the paper
24. 24.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You gave three points when it asked for five. (a) a time problem (b) a concept gap (c) a careless slip (d) a misread question
25. 25.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) giving up the subject (b) listing your mistakes (c) redoing wrong sums (d) noting weak topics
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the paper (b) noting weak topics (c) listing your mistakes (d) redoing wrong sums
27. 27.🔍 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
28. 28.True or false: if you could not explain how a lever works, it is a misread question. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) hiding the paper (b) never looking at it (c) comparing with friends (d) noting weak topics
30. 30.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had never practised map questions. (a) a concept gap (b) a careless slip (c) a misread question (d) a time problem
31. 31.True or false: if you wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages, it is a misread question. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.📝 You scored 20 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
33. 33.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: never looking at it? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
34. 34.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: tearing up the paper? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never looking at it (b) hiding the paper (c) asking about doubts (d) giving up the subject
36. 36.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out. (a) a time problem (b) a concept gap (c) a misread question (d) a careless slip
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming the teacher (b) listing your mistakes (c) praising your effort (d) noting weak topics
38. 38.📝 You scored 32 out of 40 in a class test. What percentage is that?
39. 39.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had no time to finish the essay. (a) a misread question (b) a concept gap (c) a time problem (d) a careless slip
40. 40.True or false: if you had never practised map questions, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False

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