Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 93 · 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 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
3. 3.True or false: if you had no time to finish the essay, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You gave three points when it asked for five. (a) a misread question (b) a time problem (c) a careless slip (d) a concept gap
5. 5.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: blaming the teacher? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
6. 6.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) giving up the subject (b) redoing wrong sums (c) comparing with friends (d) never looking at it
7. 7.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: noting weak topics? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
8. 8.🔁 You get your test paper back. What first? (a) only see the mark (b) hide it (c) throw it away (d) look at the mistakes
9. 9.🔁 Why redo the questions you got wrong? (a) to change the mark (b) to copy answers (c) to fix the gap (d) to waste time
10. 10.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You forgot to carry the 1 in an addition. (a) a careless slip (b) a misread question (c) a time problem (d) a concept gap
11. 11.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: asking about doubts? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
12. 12.🔍 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
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tearing up the paper (b) never looking at it (c) asking about doubts (d) hiding the paper
14. 14.True or false: if you spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) hiding the paper (b) comparing with friends (c) listing your mistakes (d) giving up the subject
16. 16.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: listing your mistakes? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
17. 17.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: redoing wrong sums? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
18. 18.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You could not explain how a lever works. (a) a time problem (b) a concept gap (c) a misread question (d) a careless slip
19. 19.True or false: if you left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out, it is a time problem. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never looking at it (b) updating your plan (c) giving up the subject (d) comparing with friends
21. 21.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48. (a) a misread question (b) a careless slip (c) a concept gap (d) a time problem
22. 22.True or false: if you wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes, it is a misread question. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) blaming the teacher (b) comparing with friends (c) hiding the paper (d) asking about doubts
24. 24.🔁 Where should you note your common mistakes? (a) nowhere (b) a mistakes notebook (c) on your hand (d) in your head only
25. 25.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes. (a) a concept gap (b) a time problem (c) a misread question (d) a careless slip
26. 26.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) updating your plan (b) redoing wrong sums (c) noting weak topics (d) blaming the teacher
27. 27.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) noting weak topics (b) updating your plan (c) listing your mistakes (d) comparing with friends
28. 28.True or false: if you spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question, it is a time problem. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You did not know how to find an average. (a) a misread question (b) a time problem (c) a careless slip (d) a concept gap
30. 30.True or false: if you spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.📝 In a test you lost 2 marks to careless slips, 3 to questions you ran out of time for and 5 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
32. 32.🔁 A low mark in one test means… (a) you can never do it (b) quit the subject (c) the end of the year (d) a chance to improve
33. 33.True or false: if you did not know how to find an average, it is a misread question. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) hiding the paper (b) asking about doubts (c) praising your effort (d) noting weak topics
35. 35.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had no time to finish the essay. (a) a concept gap (b) a misread question (c) a time problem (d) a careless slip
36. 36.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: hiding the paper? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
37. 37.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: never looking at it? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
38. 38.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages. (a) a concept gap (b) a misread question (c) a careless slip (d) a time problem
39. 39.🔁 After the exam, should you discuss every answer with friends? (a) yes, and worry (b) argue about each (c) no, rest and move on (d) yes, for hours
40. 40.📝 You scored 21 out of 50 in a class test. What percentage is that?

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