Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 980 · 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 spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question. (a) a time problem (b) a concept gap (c) a misread question (d) a careless slip
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listing your mistakes (b) asking about doubts (c) comparing with friends (d) redoing wrong sums
3. 3.True or false: if you forgot to carry the 1 in an addition, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You gave three points when it asked for five. (a) a misread question (b) a time problem (c) a careless slip (d) a concept gap
5. 5.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) noting weak topics (b) hiding the paper (c) blaming the teacher (d) tearing up the paper
6. 6.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) noting weak topics (b) praising your effort (c) tearing up the paper (d) listing your mistakes
7. 7.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: never looking at it? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
8. 8.📝 You scored 56 out of 80 in a class test. What percentage is that?
9. 9.📝 You scored 12 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
10. 10.📝 You scored 20 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking about doubts (b) tearing up the paper (c) redoing wrong sums (d) updating your plan
12. 12.🔁 You get your test paper back. What first? (a) throw it away (b) only see the mark (c) hide it (d) look at the mistakes
13. 13.True or false: if you had no time to finish the essay, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming the teacher (b) updating your plan (c) asking about doubts (d) praising your effort
15. 15.True or false: if you had never practised map questions, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) updating your plan (b) tearing up the paper (c) never looking at it (d) giving up the subject
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) praising your effort (b) giving up the subject (c) updating your plan (d) asking about doubts
18. 18.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) asking about doubts (b) giving up the subject (c) redoing wrong sums (d) listing your mistakes
19. 19.🔍 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
20. 20.True or false: if you did not know how to find an average, it is a time problem. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) tearing up the paper (b) blaming the teacher (c) asking about doubts (d) giving up the subject
22. 22.🔁 Why redo the questions you got wrong? (a) to change the mark (b) to copy answers (c) to waste time (d) to fix the gap
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming the teacher (b) giving up the subject (c) asking about doubts (d) comparing with friends
24. 24.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages. (a) a misread question (b) a time problem (c) a careless slip (d) a concept gap
25. 25.True or false: if you knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.📝 You scored 20 out of 40 in a class test. What percentage is that?
27. 27.📝 You scored 24 out of 50 in a class test. What percentage is that?
28. 28.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: listing your mistakes? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
29. 29.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) blaming the teacher (b) listing your mistakes (c) tearing up the paper (d) giving up the subject
30. 30.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes. (a) a time problem (b) a concept gap (c) a misread question (d) a careless slip
31. 31.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) giving up the subject (b) redoing wrong sums (c) hiding the paper (d) never looking at it
32. 32.📝 In a test you lost 5 marks 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?
33. 33.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) never looking at it (b) redoing wrong sums (c) noting weak topics (d) asking about doubts
34. 34.📝 In a test you lost 1 mark 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?
35. 35.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You forgot to carry the 1 in an addition. (a) a careless slip (b) a concept gap (c) a time problem (d) a misread question
36. 36.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote the right answer in the wrong box. (a) a time problem (b) a careless slip (c) a concept gap (d) a misread question
37. 37.📝 You scored 14 out of 40 in a class test. What percentage is that?
38. 38.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48. (a) a careless slip (b) a time problem (c) a concept gap (d) a misread question
39. 39.📝 You scored 14 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up the subject (b) redoing wrong sums (c) never looking at it (d) comparing with friends

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