Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 983 · 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.📝 In a test you lost 4 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?
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting weak topics (b) never looking at it (c) praising your effort (d) asking about doubts
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) comparing with friends (b) tearing up the paper (c) never looking at it (d) listing your mistakes
4. 4.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) listing your mistakes (b) giving up the subject (c) praising your effort (d) updating your plan
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the paper (b) comparing with friends (c) never looking at it (d) praising your effort
6. 6.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: blaming the teacher? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) asking about doubts (c) giving up the subject (d) noting weak topics
8. 8.📝 You scored 56 out of 80 in a class test. What percentage is that?
9. 9.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You could not explain how a lever works. (a) a time problem (b) a misread question (c) a careless slip (d) a concept gap
10. 10.🔁 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
11. 11.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48. (a) a misread question (b) a time problem (c) a concept gap (d) a careless slip
12. 12.📝 In a test you lost 1 mark to careless slips, 3 to questions you ran out of time for and 3 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) comparing with friends (b) asking about doubts (c) hiding the paper (d) blaming the teacher
14. 14.📝 You scored 7 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
15. 15.🔁 A low mark in one test means… (a) a chance to improve (b) the end of the year (c) quit the subject (d) you can never do it
16. 16.True or false: if you had never practised map questions, it is a misread question. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔍 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
18. 18.True or false: if you forgot to carry the 1 in an addition, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.📝 You scored 44 out of 50 in a class test. What percentage is that?
20. 20.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) blaming the teacher (b) hiding the paper (c) never looking at it (d) asking about doubts
21. 21.📝 In a test you lost 3 marks 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?
22. 22.📝 In a test you lost 5 marks to careless slips, 5 to questions you ran out of time for and 5 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking about doubts (b) praising your effort (c) listing your mistakes (d) blaming the teacher
24. 24.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question. (a) a misread question (b) a time problem (c) a concept gap (d) a careless slip
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) updating your plan (b) asking about doubts (c) tearing up the paper (d) noting weak topics
26. 26.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) hiding the paper (b) praising your effort (c) listing your mistakes (d) asking about doubts
27. 27.📝 You scored 45 out of 50 in a class test. What percentage is that?
28. 28.🔁 You get your test paper back. What first? (a) only see the mark (b) throw it away (c) hide it (d) look at the mistakes
29. 29.🔁 You keep losing marks for missing units. What helps? (a) hoping for luck (b) writing faster (c) a unit check at the end (d) skipping numbers
30. 30.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) listing your mistakes (b) noting weak topics (c) redoing wrong sums (d) blaming the teacher
31. 31.True or false: if you gave three points when it asked for five, it is a misread question. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: never looking at it? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
33. 33.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had no time to finish the essay. (a) a careless slip (b) a misread question (c) a time problem (d) a concept gap
34. 34.🔁 Where should you note your common mistakes? (a) a mistakes notebook (b) on your hand (c) nowhere (d) in your head only
35. 35.📝 You scored 9 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
36. 36.True or false: if you knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) hiding the paper (b) giving up the subject (c) blaming the teacher (d) praising your effort
38. 38.True or false: if you did not know how to find an average, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.📝 You scored 20 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
40. 40.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: redoing wrong sums? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step

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