Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 98 · 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) listing your mistakes (b) never looking at it (c) tearing up the paper (d) giving up the subject
2. 2.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question. (a) a time problem (b) a careless slip (c) a misread question (d) a concept gap
3. 3.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: tearing up the paper? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
4. 4.🔁 Where should you note your common mistakes? (a) in your head only (b) on your hand (c) a mistakes notebook (d) nowhere
5. 5.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out. (a) a careless slip (b) a concept gap (c) a time problem (d) a misread question
6. 6.📝 In a test you lost 6 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.True or false: if you could not explain how a lever works, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: giving up the subject? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
9. 9.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had no time to finish the essay. (a) a misread question (b) a concept gap (c) a time problem (d) a careless slip
10. 10.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) never looking at it (b) redoing wrong sums (c) asking about doubts (d) listing your mistakes
11. 11.📝 In a test you lost 3 marks to careless slips, 2 to questions you ran out of time for and 4 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
12. 12.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You did not know how to find an average. (a) a misread question (b) a concept gap (c) a time problem (d) a careless slip
13. 13.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You could not explain how a lever works. (a) a concept gap (b) a time problem (c) a misread question (d) a careless slip
14. 14.🔁 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
15. 15.📝 In a test you lost 4 marks to careless slips, 1 to questions you ran out of time for and 5 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
16. 16.🔍 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
17. 17.True or false: if you forgot to carry the 1 in an addition, it is a misread question. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: if you knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48, it is a time problem. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) praising your effort (b) noting weak topics (c) redoing wrong sums (d) giving up the subject
20. 20.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) listing your mistakes (b) giving up the subject (c) asking about doubts (d) noting weak topics
21. 21.📝 You scored 16 out of 40 in a class test. What percentage is that?
22. 22.📝 You scored 40 out of 80 in a class test. What percentage is that?
23. 23.True or false: if you wrote the right answer in the wrong box, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.📝 You scored 15 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
25. 25.📝 You scored 25 out of 50 in a class test. What percentage is that?
26. 26.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote the right answer in the wrong box. (a) a careless slip (b) a time problem (c) a misread question (d) a concept gap
27. 27.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You forgot to carry the 1 in an addition. (a) a concept gap (b) a careless slip (c) a misread question (d) a time problem
28. 28.True or false: if you left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.📝 You scored 22 out of 50 in a class test. What percentage is that?
30. 30.🔁 After the exam, should you discuss every answer with friends? (a) yes, and worry (b) argue about each (c) yes, for hours (d) no, rest and move on
31. 31.True or false: if you did not know how to find an average, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes. (a) a time problem (b) a misread question (c) a careless slip (d) a concept gap
33. 33.True or false: if you gave three points when it asked for five, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: if you could not explain how a lever works, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔁 You get your test paper back. What first? (a) only see the mark (b) look at the mistakes (c) hide it (d) throw it away
36. 36.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: blaming the teacher? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
37. 37.🔁 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
38. 38.📝 You scored 8 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
39. 39.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: asking about doubts? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
40. 40.📝 You scored 56 out of 80 in a class test. What percentage is that?

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