Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 870 · 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 16 out of 50 in a class test. What percentage is that?
2. 2.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You could not explain how a lever works. (a) a time problem (b) a misread question (c) a careless slip (d) a concept gap
3. 3.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question. (a) a concept gap (b) a time problem (c) a misread question (d) a careless slip
4. 4.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) asking about doubts (b) tearing up the paper (c) comparing with friends (d) giving up the subject
5. 5.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) never looking at it (b) asking about doubts (c) listing your mistakes (d) redoing wrong sums
6. 6.📝 You scored 60 out of 80 in a class test. What percentage is that?
7. 7.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) noting weak topics (b) hiding the paper (c) asking about doubts (d) listing your mistakes
8. 8.True or false: if you could not explain how a lever works, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔁 Why redo the questions you got wrong? (a) to change the mark (b) to fix the gap (c) to copy answers (d) to waste time
10. 10.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) never looking at it (b) giving up the subject (c) redoing wrong sums (d) hiding the paper
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking about doubts (b) redoing wrong sums (c) tearing up the paper (d) praising your effort
12. 12.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48. (a) a misread question (b) a time problem (c) a concept gap (d) a careless slip
13. 13.📝 You scored 76 out of 80 in a class test. What percentage is that?
14. 14.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had no time to finish the essay. (a) a careless slip (b) a misread question (c) a concept gap (d) a time problem
15. 15.📝 In a test you lost 1 mark to careless slips, 3 to questions you ran out of time for and 8 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
16. 16.📝 In a test you lost 4 marks to careless slips, 1 to questions you ran out of time for and 7 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) praising your effort (b) noting weak topics (c) listing your mistakes (d) hiding the paper
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming the teacher (b) tearing up the paper (c) hiding the paper (d) noting weak topics
19. 19.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: blaming the teacher? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
20. 20.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) giving up the subject (b) blaming the teacher (c) hiding the paper (d) listing your mistakes
21. 21.True or false: if you spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: if you wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes, it is a misread question. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: if you had no time to finish the essay, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up the subject (b) never looking at it (c) blaming the teacher (d) redoing wrong sums
25. 25.True or false: if you left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out, it is a misread question. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.📝 In a test you lost 3 marks to careless slips, 5 to questions you ran out of time for and 2 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
27. 27.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: never looking at it? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
28. 28.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) asking about doubts (b) noting weak topics (c) giving up the subject (d) updating your plan
29. 29.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: noting weak topics? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
30. 30.True or false: if you wrote the right answer in the wrong box, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.📝 In a test you lost 1 mark 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?
32. 32.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: listing your mistakes? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
33. 33.📝 In a test you lost 2 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?
34. 34.🔁 A low mark in one test means… (a) you can never do it (b) quit the subject (c) a chance to improve (d) the end of the year
35. 35.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes. (a) a concept gap (b) a careless slip (c) a time problem (d) a misread question
36. 36.🔁 You keep losing marks for missing units. What helps? (a) a unit check at the end (b) skipping numbers (c) writing faster (d) hoping for luck
37. 37.🔁 You get your test paper back. What first? (a) throw it away (b) hide it (c) look at the mistakes (d) only see the mark
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) updating your plan (b) giving up the subject (c) asking about doubts (d) listing your mistakes
39. 39.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) noting weak topics (b) blaming the teacher (c) giving up the subject (d) never looking at it
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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