Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 945 · 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.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) giving up the subject (b) hiding the paper (c) praising your effort (d) tearing up the paper
2. 2.📝 In a test you lost 6 marks to careless slips, 2 to questions you ran out of time for and 2 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
3. 3.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) listing your mistakes (b) noting weak topics (c) asking about doubts (d) giving up the subject
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking about doubts (b) praising your effort (c) updating your plan (d) never looking at it
5. 5.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes. (a) a careless slip (b) a concept gap (c) a misread question (d) a time problem
6. 6.🔁 You keep losing marks for missing units. What helps? (a) a unit check at the end (b) skipping numbers (c) writing faster (d) hoping for luck
7. 7.📝 You scored 68 out of 80 in a class test. What percentage is that?
8. 8.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages. (a) a misread question (b) a time problem (c) a concept gap (d) a careless slip
9. 9.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: tearing up the paper? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
10. 10.🔁 Where should you note your common mistakes? (a) in your head only (b) nowhere (c) a mistakes notebook (d) on your hand
11. 11.True or false: if you forgot to carry the 1 in an addition, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You could not explain how a lever works. (a) a careless slip (b) a misread question (c) a time problem (d) a concept gap
13. 13.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: noting weak topics? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
14. 14.True or false: if you left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: if you had never practised map questions, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) never looking at it (b) updating your plan (c) giving up the subject (d) blaming the teacher
17. 17.🔁 After the exam, should you discuss every answer with friends? (a) argue about each (b) no, rest and move on (c) yes, for hours (d) yes, and worry
18. 18.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: praising your effort? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
19. 19.True or false: if you wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes, it is a misread question. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: if you had no time to finish the essay, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.📝 You scored 14 out of 40 in a class test. What percentage is that?
22. 22.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) praising your effort (b) redoing wrong sums (c) noting weak topics (d) tearing up the paper
23. 23.🔁 Why redo the questions you got wrong? (a) to waste time (b) to fix the gap (c) to copy answers (d) to change the mark
24. 24.🔁 A low mark in one test means… (a) the end of the year (b) a chance to improve (c) you can never do it (d) quit the subject
25. 25.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) noting weak topics (b) listing your mistakes (c) blaming the teacher (d) updating your plan
26. 26.📝 You scored 8 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
27. 27.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: listing your mistakes? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
28. 28.📝 In a test you lost 4 marks to careless slips, 5 to questions you ran out of time for and 8 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
29. 29.True or false: if you spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question, it is a time problem. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.📝 You scored 23 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
31. 31.📝 In a test you lost 2 marks to careless slips, 3 to questions you ran out of time for and 3 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
32. 32.📝 You scored 22 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
33. 33.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) praising your effort (c) comparing with friends (d) updating your plan
34. 34.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You did not know how to find an average. (a) a time problem (b) a misread question (c) a careless slip (d) a concept gap
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) comparing with friends (b) praising your effort (c) listing your mistakes (d) noting weak topics
36. 36.📝 In a test you lost 1 mark to careless slips, 6 to questions you ran out of time for and 1 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
37. 37.🔍 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 concept gap (d) a misread question
38. 38.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: comparing with friends? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
39. 39.True or false: if you wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never looking at it (b) hiding the paper (c) updating your plan (d) tearing up the paper

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