Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 941 · 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 3 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?
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) comparing with friends (b) blaming the teacher (c) updating your plan (d) hiding the paper
3. 3.📝 You scored 9 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
4. 4.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: blaming the teacher? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
5. 5.🔁 You get your test paper back. What first? (a) throw it away (b) hide it (c) only see the mark (d) look at the mistakes
6. 6.📝 You scored 48 out of 80 in a class test. What percentage is that?
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tearing up the paper (b) giving up the subject (c) never looking at it (d) asking about doubts
8. 8.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had no time to finish the essay. (a) a careless slip (b) a time problem (c) a misread question (d) a concept gap
9. 9.True or false: if you spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 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
11. 11.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: listing your mistakes? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
12. 12.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) comparing with friends (c) hiding the paper (d) tearing up the paper
13. 13.🔁 Why redo the questions you got wrong? (a) to copy answers (b) to waste time (c) to change the mark (d) to fix the gap
14. 14.📝 In a test you lost 2 marks to careless slips, 6 to questions you ran out of time for and 5 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
15. 15.🔁 A low mark in one test means… (a) quit the subject (b) the end of the year (c) you can never do it (d) a chance to improve
16. 16.📝 You scored 30 out of 40 in a class test. What percentage is that?
17. 17.📝 You scored 8 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
18. 18.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) asking about doubts (b) noting weak topics (c) never looking at it (d) updating your plan
19. 19.📝 You scored 64 out of 80 in a class test. What percentage is that?
20. 20.📝 In a test you lost 5 marks to careless slips, 1 to questions you ran out of time for and 4 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
21. 21.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: redoing wrong sums? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
22. 22.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: praising your effort? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
23. 23.🔁 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
24. 24.🔍 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
25. 25.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: comparing with friends? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
26. 26.🔁 You keep losing marks for missing units. What helps? (a) skipping numbers (b) a unit check at the end (c) writing faster (d) hoping for luck
27. 27.📝 You scored 40 out of 80 in a class test. What percentage is that?
28. 28.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) praising your effort (b) redoing wrong sums (c) listing your mistakes (d) giving up the subject
29. 29.📝 You scored 13 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
30. 30.True or false: if you wrote the right answer in the wrong box, it is a misread question. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You did not know how to find an average. (a) a concept gap (b) a time problem (c) a careless slip (d) a misread question
32. 32.📝 In a test you lost 3 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?
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never looking at it (b) blaming the teacher (c) praising your effort (d) giving up the subject
34. 34.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) giving up the subject (b) noting weak topics (c) hiding the paper (d) tearing up the paper
35. 35.True or false: if you wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes, it is a misread question. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 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
37. 37.🔍 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
38. 38.📝 In a test you lost 1 mark to careless slips, 6 to questions you ran out of time for and 4 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
39. 39.📝 In a test you lost 4 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?
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listing your mistakes (b) giving up the subject (c) redoing wrong sums (d) noting weak topics

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