Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 860 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking about doubts (b) redoing wrong sums (c) blaming the teacher (d) praising your effort
2. 2.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages. (a) a concept gap (b) a time problem (c) a careless slip (d) a misread question
3. 3.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) praising your effort (b) updating your plan (c) asking about doubts (d) tearing up the paper
4. 4.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out. (a) a concept gap (b) a misread question (c) a careless slip (d) a time problem
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never looking at it (b) redoing wrong sums (c) updating your plan (d) noting weak topics
6. 6.📝 You scored 48 out of 80 in a class test. What percentage is that?
7. 7.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) noting weak topics (b) comparing with friends (c) hiding the paper (d) giving up the subject
8. 8.True or false: if you wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes, it is a misread question. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) hiding the paper (b) blaming the teacher (c) listing your mistakes (d) giving up the subject
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting weak topics (b) redoing wrong sums (c) asking about doubts (d) giving up the subject
11. 11.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) listing your mistakes (b) asking about doubts (c) praising your effort (d) giving up the subject
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the paper (b) praising your effort (c) asking about doubts (d) listing your mistakes
13. 13.True or false: if you forgot to carry the 1 in an addition, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) hiding the paper (b) tearing up the paper (c) updating your plan (d) comparing with friends
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) comparing with friends (b) giving up the subject (c) asking about doubts (d) blaming the teacher
16. 16.📝 In a test you lost 6 marks to careless slips, 1 to questions you ran out of time for and 3 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
17. 17.📝 You scored 13 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting weak topics (b) updating your plan (c) asking about doubts (d) comparing with friends
19. 19.🔍 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
20. 20.🔁 You get your test paper back. What first? (a) hide it (b) throw it away (c) only see the mark (d) look at the mistakes
21. 21.True or false: if you gave three points when it asked for five, it is a misread question. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You could not explain how a lever works. (a) a misread question (b) a careless slip (c) a time problem (d) a concept gap
23. 23.🔁 Why redo the questions you got wrong? (a) to fix the gap (b) to waste time (c) to change the mark (d) to copy answers
24. 24.True or false: if you did not know how to find an average, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.📝 In a test you lost 1 mark 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?
26. 26.📝 You scored 40 out of 40 in a class test. What percentage is that?
27. 27.📝 You scored 21 out of 50 in a class test. What percentage is that?
28. 28.🔁 You keep losing marks for missing units. What helps? (a) a unit check at the end (b) writing faster (c) hoping for luck (d) skipping numbers
29. 29.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: giving up the subject? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
30. 30.True or false: if you wrote the right answer in the wrong box, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 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
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up the subject (b) hiding the paper (c) never looking at it (d) updating your plan
33. 33.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: never looking at it? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
34. 34.🔁 Where should you note your common mistakes? (a) on your hand (b) a mistakes notebook (c) nowhere (d) in your head only
35. 35.📝 You scored 18 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
36. 36.📝 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?
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the paper (b) comparing with friends (c) blaming the teacher (d) redoing wrong sums
38. 38.📝 You scored 18 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
39. 39.True or false: if you forgot to carry the 1 in an addition, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) praising your effort (b) asking about doubts (c) blaming the teacher (d) noting weak topics

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