Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 904 · 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.True or false: if you had never practised map questions, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.📝 In a test you lost 5 marks to careless slips, 2 to questions you ran out of time for and 3 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
3. 3.True or false: if you did not know how to find an average, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.📝 You scored 9 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
5. 5.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) asking about doubts (b) never looking at it (c) tearing up the paper (d) blaming the teacher
6. 6.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) listing your mistakes (c) tearing up the paper (d) noting weak topics
7. 7.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: blaming the teacher? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
8. 8.🔁 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
9. 9.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You could not explain how a lever works. (a) a careless slip (b) a time problem (c) a concept gap (d) a misread question
10. 10.🔁 Why redo the questions you got wrong? (a) to waste time (b) to change the mark (c) to fix the gap (d) to copy answers
11. 11.🔍 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 misread question (d) a careless slip
12. 12.True or false: if you had no time to finish the essay, it is a misread question. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: if you forgot to carry the 1 in an addition, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never looking at it (b) updating your plan (c) giving up the subject (d) hiding the paper
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) updating your plan (b) hiding the paper (c) listing your mistakes (d) redoing wrong sums
16. 16.True or false: if you gave three points when it asked for five, it is a time problem. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: if you knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) tearing up the paper (b) never looking at it (c) blaming the teacher (d) updating your plan
19. 19.🔁 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
20. 20.🔁 You keep losing marks for missing units. What helps? (a) a unit check at the end (b) writing faster (c) skipping numbers (d) hoping for luck
21. 21.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: tearing up the paper? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
22. 22.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had never practised map questions. (a) a misread question (b) a careless slip (c) a time problem (d) a concept gap
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) updating your plan (b) noting weak topics (c) blaming the teacher (d) praising your effort
24. 24.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) asking about doubts (b) noting weak topics (c) redoing wrong sums (d) blaming the teacher
25. 25.📝 You scored 22 out of 40 in a class test. What percentage is that?
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking about doubts (b) comparing with friends (c) tearing up the paper (d) blaming the teacher
27. 27.📝 In a test you lost 6 marks to careless slips, 5 to questions you ran out of time for and 6 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
28. 28.📝 You scored 10 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
29. 29.📝 You scored 18 out of 40 in a class test. What percentage is that?
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) comparing with friends (b) giving up the subject (c) blaming the teacher (d) redoing wrong sums
31. 31.True or false: if you could not explain how a lever works, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: if you forgot to carry the 1 in an addition, it is a misread question. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.📝 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?
34. 34.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: noting weak topics? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) listing your mistakes (c) tearing up the paper (d) asking about doubts
36. 36.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) updating your plan (b) giving up the subject (c) listing your mistakes (d) noting weak topics
37. 37.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: listing your mistakes? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
38. 38.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out. (a) a careless slip (b) a time problem (c) a concept gap (d) a misread question
39. 39.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question. (a) a misread question (b) a careless slip (c) a concept gap (d) a time problem
40. 40.True or false: if you gave three points when it asked for five, it is a misread question. (a) True (b) False

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