Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 967 · 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.True or false: if you gave three points when it asked for five, it is a time problem. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had no time to finish the essay. (a) a misread question (b) a time problem (c) a careless slip (d) a concept gap
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming the teacher (b) comparing with friends (c) giving up the subject (d) asking about doubts
4. 4.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out. (a) a time problem (b) a concept gap (c) a misread question (d) a careless slip
5. 5.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You forgot to carry the 1 in an addition. (a) a concept gap (b) a time problem (c) a careless slip (d) a misread question
6. 6.📝 In a test you lost 3 marks to careless slips, 5 to questions you ran out of time for and 2 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
7. 7.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: blaming the teacher? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) tearing up the paper (c) blaming the teacher (d) giving up the subject
9. 9.True or false: if you knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) hiding the paper (b) tearing up the paper (c) blaming the teacher (d) praising your effort
11. 11.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) never looking at it (b) hiding the paper (c) blaming the teacher (d) updating your plan
12. 12.🔁 You keep losing marks for missing units. What helps? (a) skipping numbers (b) hoping for luck (c) a unit check at the end (d) writing faster
13. 13.🔁 A low mark in one test means… (a) you can never do it (b) a chance to improve (c) quit the subject (d) the end of the year
14. 14.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote the right answer in the wrong box. (a) a concept gap (b) a careless slip (c) a misread question (d) a time problem
15. 15.True or false: if you forgot to carry the 1 in an addition, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) comparing with friends (b) listing your mistakes (c) blaming the teacher (d) hiding the paper
17. 17.📝 In a test you lost 2 marks to careless slips, 5 to questions you ran out of time for and 7 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
18. 18.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) updating your plan (b) noting weak topics (c) redoing wrong sums (d) never looking at it
19. 19.📝 You scored 48 out of 80 in a class test. What percentage is that?
20. 20.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You did not know how to find an average. (a) a careless slip (b) a concept gap (c) a time problem (d) a misread question
21. 21.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: tearing up the paper? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
22. 22.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) asking about doubts (b) noting weak topics (c) comparing with friends (d) redoing wrong sums
23. 23.True or false: if you did not know how to find an average, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: if you wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔁 Where should you note your common mistakes? (a) a mistakes notebook (b) nowhere (c) in your head only (d) on your hand
26. 26.🔁 After the exam, should you discuss every answer with friends? (a) argue about each (b) yes, and worry (c) yes, for hours (d) no, rest and move on
27. 27.📝 In a test you lost 2 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?
28. 28.🔁 You get your test paper back. What first? (a) hide it (b) only see the mark (c) throw it away (d) look at the mistakes
29. 29.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: praising your effort? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
30. 30.📝 You scored 20 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
31. 31.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You could not explain how a lever works. (a) a misread question (b) a careless slip (c) a time problem (d) a concept gap
32. 32.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: never looking at it? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
33. 33.📝 In a test you lost 1 mark 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 11 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
35. 35.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: hiding the paper? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
36. 36.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You gave three points when it asked for five. (a) a concept gap (b) a time problem (c) a careless slip (d) a misread question
37. 37.📝 You scored 12 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
38. 38.True or false: if you could not explain how a lever works, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: if you wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.📝 You scored 40 out of 50 in a class test. What percentage is that?

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