Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 9 · 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.📝 In a test you lost 4 marks to careless slips, 2 to questions you ran out of time for and 7 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
2. 2.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: comparing with friends? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the paper (b) never looking at it (c) updating your plan (d) blaming the teacher
4. 4.True or false: if you wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔍 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
6. 6.🔁 Where should you note your common mistakes? (a) in your head only (b) on your hand (c) nowhere (d) a mistakes notebook
7. 7.📝 You scored 7 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
8. 8.📝 In a test you lost 1 mark 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?
9. 9.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You gave three points when it asked for five. (a) a time problem (b) a careless slip (c) a misread question (d) a concept gap
10. 10.📝 In a test you lost 2 marks to careless slips, 2 to questions you ran out of time for and 8 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
11. 11.📝 You scored 10 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
12. 12.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) asking about doubts (b) updating your plan (c) listing your mistakes (d) never looking at it
13. 13.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) giving up the subject (b) listing your mistakes (c) blaming the teacher (d) comparing with friends
14. 14.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: giving up the subject? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
15. 15.🔁 Why redo the questions you got wrong? (a) to copy answers (b) to change the mark (c) to fix the gap (d) to waste time
16. 16.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out. (a) a concept gap (b) a time problem (c) a careless slip (d) a misread question
17. 17.📝 You scored 48 out of 80 in a class test. What percentage is that?
18. 18.True or false: if you did not know how to find an average, it is a time problem. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.📝 In a test you lost 1 mark 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?
20. 20.📝 You scored 60 out of 80 in a class test. What percentage is that?
21. 21.📝 In a test you lost 5 marks to careless slips, 2 to questions you ran out of time for and 4 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
22. 22.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) listing your mistakes (b) blaming the teacher (c) noting weak topics (d) redoing wrong sums
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the paper (b) never looking at it (c) redoing wrong sums (d) comparing with friends
24. 24.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: updating your plan? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
25. 25.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You did not know how to find an average. (a) a careless slip (b) a time problem (c) a concept gap (d) a misread question
26. 26.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: redoing wrong sums? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) updating your plan (b) redoing wrong sums (c) tearing up the paper (d) noting weak topics
28. 28.🔁 A low mark in one test means… (a) quit the subject (b) a chance to improve (c) you can never do it (d) the end of the year
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listing your mistakes (b) hiding the paper (c) tearing up the paper (d) comparing with friends
30. 30.📝 In a test you lost 2 marks to careless slips, 1 to questions you ran out of time for and 6 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
31. 31.📝 You scored 20 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
32. 32.True or false: if you wrote the right answer in the wrong box, it is a misread question. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) updating your plan (b) hiding the paper (c) praising your effort (d) asking about doubts
34. 34.True or false: if you wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes, it is a time problem. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages. (a) a misread question (b) a time problem (c) a careless slip (d) a concept gap
36. 36.True or false: if you knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.📝 In a test you lost 4 marks 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?
38. 38.🔁 You get your test paper back. What first? (a) only see the mark (b) throw it away (c) hide it (d) look at the mistakes
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never looking at it (b) hiding the paper (c) noting weak topics (d) tearing up the paper
40. 40.🔁 After the exam, should you discuss every answer with friends? (a) yes, for hours (b) yes, and worry (c) no, rest and move on (d) argue about each

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