Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 890 · 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.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: redoing wrong sums? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
2. 2.🔁 Why redo the questions you got wrong? (a) to copy answers (b) to change the mark (c) to waste time (d) to fix the gap
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) tearing up the paper (c) comparing with friends (d) never looking at it
4. 4.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages. (a) a careless slip (b) a time problem (c) a concept gap (d) a misread question
5. 5.📝 In a test you lost 1 mark to careless slips, 4 to questions you ran out of time for and 1 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
6. 6.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had never practised map questions. (a) a careless slip (b) a time problem (c) a misread question (d) a concept gap
7. 7.📝 You scored 34 out of 40 in a class test. What percentage is that?
8. 8.🔍 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 careless slip (d) a misread question
9. 9.📝 You scored 36 out of 80 in a class test. What percentage is that?
10. 10.True or false: if you could not explain how a lever works, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: updating your plan? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
12. 12.📝 In a test you lost 4 marks to careless slips, 4 to questions you ran out of time for and 5 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
13. 13.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) noting weak topics (b) updating your plan (c) giving up the subject (d) redoing wrong sums
14. 14.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out. (a) a time problem (b) a misread question (c) a careless slip (d) a concept gap
15. 15.🔁 You get your test paper back. What first? (a) look at the mistakes (b) throw it away (c) only see the mark (d) hide it
16. 16.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: blaming the teacher? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
17. 17.📝 You scored 7 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
18. 18.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48. (a) a concept gap (b) a time problem (c) a misread question (d) a careless slip
19. 19.True or false: if you forgot to carry the 1 in an addition, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: if you forgot to carry the 1 in an addition, it is a misread question. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: listing your mistakes? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
22. 22.📝 In a test you lost 5 marks to careless slips, 3 to questions you ran out of time for and 6 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
23. 23.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had no time to finish the essay. (a) a careless slip (b) a misread question (c) a time problem (d) a concept gap
24. 24.True or false: if you had no time to finish the essay, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: if you wrote the right answer in the wrong box, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔁 After the exam, should you discuss every answer with friends? (a) argue about each (b) no, rest and move on (c) yes, and worry (d) yes, for hours
27. 27.🔍 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
28. 28.True or false: if you left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You did not know how to find an average. (a) a concept gap (b) a misread question (c) a time problem (d) a careless slip
30. 30.True or false: if you forgot to carry the 1 in an addition, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: if you had never practised map questions, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.📝 You scored 40 out of 80 in a class test. What percentage is that?
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming the teacher (b) asking about doubts (c) redoing wrong sums (d) noting weak topics
34. 34.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: tearing up the paper? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
35. 35.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) praising your effort (b) comparing with friends (c) asking about doubts (d) updating your plan
36. 36.📝 In a test you lost 2 marks to careless slips, 3 to questions you ran out of time for and 4 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
37. 37.📝 You scored 24 out of 50 in a class test. What percentage is that?
38. 38.🔍 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 misread question (d) a time problem
39. 39.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) tearing up the paper (c) updating your plan (d) noting weak topics
40. 40.True or false: if you wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False

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