Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 947 · 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 an unhelpful step after a test? (a) comparing with friends (b) praising your effort (c) noting weak topics (d) redoing wrong sums
2. 2.📝 In a test you lost 6 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?
3. 3.True or false: if you knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: if you did not know how to find an average, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking about doubts (b) updating your plan (c) comparing with friends (d) noting weak topics
6. 6.True or false: if you wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: hiding the paper? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the paper (b) never looking at it (c) praising your effort (d) comparing with friends
9. 9.📝 You scored 34 out of 40 in a class test. What percentage is that?
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up the subject (b) hiding the paper (c) blaming the teacher (d) noting weak topics
11. 11.🔁 After the exam, should you discuss every answer with friends? (a) yes, for hours (b) argue about each (c) no, rest and move on (d) yes, and worry
12. 12.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: never looking at it? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
13. 13.🔁 You keep losing marks for missing units. What helps? (a) a unit check at the end (b) writing faster (c) hoping for luck (d) skipping numbers
14. 14.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: asking about doubts? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never looking at it (b) comparing with friends (c) updating your plan (d) tearing up the paper
16. 16.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote the right answer in the wrong box. (a) a careless slip (b) a concept gap (c) a misread question (d) a time problem
17. 17.📝 In a test you lost 3 marks to careless slips, 4 to questions you ran out of time for and 1 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
18. 18.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You forgot to carry the 1 in an addition. (a) a misread question (b) a time problem (c) a concept gap (d) a careless slip
19. 19.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: blaming the teacher? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
20. 20.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: listing your mistakes? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
21. 21.True or false: if you wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages, it is a misread question. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) noting weak topics (b) redoing wrong sums (c) listing your mistakes (d) tearing up the paper
23. 23.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) noting weak topics (b) listing your mistakes (c) asking about doubts (d) blaming the teacher
24. 24.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had never practised map questions. (a) a concept gap (b) a misread question (c) a careless slip (d) a time problem
25. 25.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) comparing with friends (b) blaming the teacher (c) updating your plan (d) never looking at it
26. 26.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You did not know how to find an average. (a) a careless slip (b) a misread question (c) a time problem (d) a concept gap
27. 27.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) updating your plan (b) redoing wrong sums (c) listing your mistakes (d) never looking at it
28. 28.True or false: if you forgot to carry the 1 in an addition, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔁 A low mark in one test means… (a) the end of the year (b) you can never do it (c) a chance to improve (d) quit the subject
30. 30.🔁 You get your test paper back. What first? (a) throw it away (b) look at the mistakes (c) hide it (d) only see the mark
31. 31.True or false: if you gave three points when it asked for five, 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 careless slip. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.📝 In a test you lost 4 marks to careless slips, 6 to questions you ran out of time for and 3 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
34. 34.📝 You scored 14 out of 40 in a class test. What percentage is that?
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking about doubts (b) tearing up the paper (c) updating your plan (d) noting weak topics
36. 36.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out. (a) a time problem (b) a misread question (c) a careless slip (d) a concept gap
37. 37.📝 You scored 8 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
38. 38.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) updating your plan (b) hiding the paper (c) praising your effort (d) listing your mistakes
39. 39.🔁 Where should you note your common mistakes? (a) on your hand (b) in your head only (c) a mistakes notebook (d) nowhere
40. 40.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: giving up the subject? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step

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