Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 957 · 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.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages. (a) a careless slip (b) a time problem (c) a misread question (d) a concept gap
2. 2.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) noting weak topics (b) updating your plan (c) praising your effort (d) blaming the teacher
3. 3.🔁 You get your test paper back. What first? (a) only see the mark (b) look at the mistakes (c) throw it away (d) hide it
4. 4.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: comparing with friends? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
5. 5.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) giving up the subject (b) hiding the paper (c) updating your plan (d) blaming the teacher
6. 6.True or false: if you did not know how to find an average, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) listing your mistakes (b) asking about doubts (c) praising your effort (d) giving up the subject
8. 8.🔁 Why redo the questions you got wrong? (a) to change the mark (b) to waste time (c) to fix the gap (d) to copy answers
9. 9.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: asking about doubts? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
10. 10.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes. (a) a concept gap (b) a misread question (c) a time problem (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) blaming the teacher (b) comparing with friends (c) listing your mistakes (d) hiding the paper
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) listing your mistakes (c) giving up the subject (d) asking about doubts
14. 14.🔍 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
15. 15.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You did not know how to find an average. (a) a concept gap (b) a careless slip (c) a time problem (d) a misread question
16. 16.True or false: if you wrote the right answer in the wrong box, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: hiding the paper? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
18. 18.🔁 After the exam, should you discuss every answer with friends? (a) no, rest and move on (b) yes, and worry (c) argue about each (d) yes, for hours
19. 19.🔁 A low mark in one test means… (a) the end of the year (b) quit the subject (c) a chance to improve (d) you can never do it
20. 20.📝 You scored 20 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
21. 21.True or false: if you wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) noting weak topics (b) comparing with friends (c) redoing wrong sums (d) praising your effort
23. 23.📝 In a test you lost 4 marks to careless slips, 3 to questions you ran out of time for and 2 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never looking at it (b) listing your mistakes (c) giving up the subject (d) hiding the paper
25. 25.True or false: if you knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48, it is a time problem. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.📝 You scored 36 out of 40 in a class test. What percentage is that?
27. 27.📝 You scored 15 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
28. 28.📝 In a test you lost 3 marks to careless slips, 2 to questions you ran out of time for and 6 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
29. 29.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: tearing up the paper? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
30. 30.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) asking about doubts (b) praising your effort (c) never looking at it (d) noting weak topics
31. 31.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out. (a) a concept gap (b) a misread question (c) a time problem (d) a careless slip
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never looking at it (b) blaming the teacher (c) noting weak topics (d) giving up the subject
33. 33.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: blaming the teacher? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
34. 34.True or false: if you had never practised map questions, it is a misread question. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: if you forgot to carry the 1 in an addition, it is a time problem. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.📝 In a test you lost 1 mark to careless slips, 4 to questions you ran out of time for and 2 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
37. 37.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48. (a) a concept gap (b) a time problem (c) a misread question (d) a careless slip
38. 38.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) tearing up the paper (b) blaming the teacher (c) giving up the subject (d) asking about doubts
39. 39.🔁 Where should you note your common mistakes? (a) nowhere (b) on your hand (c) a mistakes notebook (d) in your head only
40. 40.True or false: if you wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes, it is a misread question. (a) False (b) True

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