Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 975 · 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.🔁 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
2. 2.📝 You scored 25 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
3. 3.True or false: if you knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48, it is a misread question. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔁 You get your test paper back. What first? (a) hide it (b) only see the mark (c) look at the mistakes (d) throw it away
5. 5.📝 You scored 38 out of 40 in a class test. What percentage is that?
6. 6.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) noting weak topics (c) praising your effort (d) never looking at it
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never looking at it (b) asking about doubts (c) redoing wrong sums (d) updating your plan
8. 8.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: noting weak topics? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
9. 9.📝 You scored 28 out of 40 in a class test. What percentage is that?
10. 10.True or false: if you wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes, it is a misread question. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔍 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
12. 12.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You did not know how to find an average. (a) a misread question (b) a careless slip (c) a concept gap (d) a time problem
13. 13.True or false: if you gave three points when it asked for five, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) blaming the teacher (b) hiding the paper (c) redoing wrong sums (d) never looking at it
15. 15.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) praising your effort (b) blaming the teacher (c) noting weak topics (d) listing your mistakes
16. 16.🔍 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
17. 17.True or false: if you had no time to finish the essay, it is a time problem. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) updating your plan (b) blaming the teacher (c) giving up the subject (d) tearing up the paper
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting weak topics (b) redoing wrong sums (c) listing your mistakes (d) blaming the teacher
20. 20.True or false: if you could not explain how a lever works, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) listing your mistakes (b) tearing up the paper (c) updating your plan (d) praising your effort
22. 22.📝 In a test you lost 1 mark to careless slips, 5 to questions you ran out of time for and 6 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
23. 23.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out. (a) a time problem (b) a careless slip (c) a concept gap (d) a misread question
24. 24.📝 You scored 72 out of 80 in a class test. What percentage is that?
25. 25.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had never practised map questions. (a) a careless slip (b) a time problem (c) a misread question (d) a concept gap
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) praising your effort (b) redoing wrong sums (c) asking about doubts (d) tearing up the paper
27. 27.True or false: if you forgot to carry the 1 in an addition, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.📝 In a test you lost 6 marks 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?
29. 29.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: praising your effort? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
30. 30.True or false: if you had no time to finish the essay, it is a misread question. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48. (a) a misread question (b) a concept gap (c) a time problem (d) a careless slip
32. 32.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) hiding the paper (b) never looking at it (c) listing your mistakes (d) blaming the teacher
33. 33.📝 You scored 24 out of 40 in a class test. What percentage is that?
34. 34.🔁 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
35. 35.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) praising your effort (b) giving up the subject (c) listing your mistakes (d) updating your plan
36. 36.🔁 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
37. 37.True or false: if you did not know how to find an average, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) comparing with friends (b) never looking at it (c) tearing up the paper (d) noting weak topics
39. 39.True or false: if you wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages, it is a time problem. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question. (a) a misread question (b) a concept gap (c) a careless slip (d) a time problem

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